Earlier this year, the city purchased a bond agreement of up to $46.5 million to purchase the regional jail, which is now effectively Portsmouth’s city jail. City Manager Steven Carter said the ...

The jail has operated on Elmhurst Lane since 1998, housing overflow inmates from Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Hampton and ...

PORTSMOUTH Don Scott Jr. doesn’t like to visit his clients in jail. Not because it’s a hassle. And not because he thinks it ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Inmates in the Portsmouth City Jail got the opportunity to spend time with their families Sunday. The sixth annual Santa’s Workshop Christmas Party helps keep their ...

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCHS) — Portsmouth city leaders are considering options ... with those who decline facing potential jail time or fines. "It sets a potential precedent to further their demise ...

Robinson, of Portsmouth, with second-degree murder and ... an unrelated reason and is currently being held in Chesapeake City Jail without bond. Her teen son died in a car crash after homecoming.

Following an investigation, police have charged Jason Robinson, 35, of Portsmouth ... being held without bond at the Chesapeake City Jail.