Sheriff of Chesterfield County, VA,
Term: 1968 - 1987
Also former employee of Dupont
The method of housing Chesterfield inmates at other jails continued until 1960, when the "new, modern" facility opened for business. The new facility included living quarters for the single deputy hired to maintain the jail. The deputy operated the jail while his wife cooked the meals in the jail kitchen. The classification section was used as the living quarters for the couple. This arrangement continued until the election of Sheriff Emmett Wingo in 1967. In 1971, Sheriff Wingo hired deputies on the payroll for the jail; including a deputy for duty on the midnight shift, working with a trustee in order to open cells and care for the few inmates during that time.
It was also during Sheriff Wingo's term that the new courthouse was built facing Route 10. The Police Department currently resides in what was the old courtrooms and the Magistrate's office.
During Sheriff Wingo's term in 1970's there was a new concept in Jail training. The Department of Criminal Justice Services developed the first Basic Jailor's School. This school was designed to provide the Sheriff's of Virginia a means of training deputies to work in a jail environment. Years later, the school was changed to a combined course that included Court Security and Civil Process. Sheriff Wingo's term also brought about an expansion to the original jail by adding a two-story wing that included additional tier and dorm space. This addition was built in the early 1970's to accommodate the overcrowding population inmates. Later, the work release building was constructed.
Shortly after retiring from the Sheriff's Office in 1987; Sheriff Wingo died of a massive heart attack while fishing on a pier in Hampton,VA.
Term: 1968 - 1987
Also former employee of Dupont
The method of housing Chesterfield inmates at other jails continued until 1960, when the "new, modern" facility opened for business. The new facility included living quarters for the single deputy hired to maintain the jail. The deputy operated the jail while his wife cooked the meals in the jail kitchen. The classification section was used as the living quarters for the couple. This arrangement continued until the election of Sheriff Emmett Wingo in 1967. In 1971, Sheriff Wingo hired deputies on the payroll for the jail; including a deputy for duty on the midnight shift, working with a trustee in order to open cells and care for the few inmates during that time.
It was also during Sheriff Wingo's term that the new courthouse was built facing Route 10. The Police Department currently resides in what was the old courtrooms and the Magistrate's office.
During Sheriff Wingo's term in 1970's there was a new concept in Jail training. The Department of Criminal Justice Services developed the first Basic Jailor's School. This school was designed to provide the Sheriff's of Virginia a means of training deputies to work in a jail environment. Years later, the school was changed to a combined course that included Court Security and Civil Process. Sheriff Wingo's term also brought about an expansion to the original jail by adding a two-story wing that included additional tier and dorm space. This addition was built in the early 1970's to accommodate the overcrowding population inmates. Later, the work release building was constructed.
Shortly after retiring from the Sheriff's Office in 1987; Sheriff Wingo died of a massive heart attack while fishing on a pier in Hampton,VA.
Sheriff of Chesterfield County, VA,
Term: 1968 - 1987
Also former employee of Dupont
The method of housing Chesterfield inmates at other jails continued until 1960, when the "new, modern" facility opened for business. The new facility included living quarters for the single deputy hired to maintain the jail. The deputy operated the jail while his wife cooked the meals in the jail kitchen. The classification section was used as the living quarters for the couple. This arrangement continued until the election of Sheriff Emmett Wingo in 1967. In 1971, Sheriff Wingo hired deputies on the payroll for the jail; including a deputy for duty on the midnight shift, working with a trustee in order to open cells and care for the few inmates during that time.
It was also during Sheriff Wingo's term that the new courthouse was built facing Route 10. The Police Department currently resides in what was the old courtrooms and the Magistrate's office.
During Sheriff Wingo's term in 1970's there was a new concept in Jail training. The Department of Criminal Justice Services developed the first Basic Jailor's School. This school was designed to provide the Sheriff's of Virginia a means of training deputies to work in a jail environment. Years later, the school was changed to a combined course that included Court Security and Civil Process. Sheriff Wingo's term also brought about an expansion to the original jail by adding a two-story wing that included additional tier and dorm space. This addition was built in the early 1970's to accommodate the overcrowding population inmates. Later, the work release building was constructed.
Shortly after retiring from the Sheriff's Office in 1987; Sheriff Wingo died of a massive heart attack while fishing on a pier in Hampton,VA.
Term: 1968 - 1987
Also former employee of Dupont
The method of housing Chesterfield inmates at other jails continued until 1960, when the "new, modern" facility opened for business. The new facility included living quarters for the single deputy hired to maintain the jail. The deputy operated the jail while his wife cooked the meals in the jail kitchen. The classification section was used as the living quarters for the couple. This arrangement continued until the election of Sheriff Emmett Wingo in 1967. In 1971, Sheriff Wingo hired deputies on the payroll for the jail; including a deputy for duty on the midnight shift, working with a trustee in order to open cells and care for the few inmates during that time.
It was also during Sheriff Wingo's term that the new courthouse was built facing Route 10. The Police Department currently resides in what was the old courtrooms and the Magistrate's office.
During Sheriff Wingo's term in 1970's there was a new concept in Jail training. The Department of Criminal Justice Services developed the first Basic Jailor's School. This school was designed to provide the Sheriff's of Virginia a means of training deputies to work in a jail environment. Years later, the school was changed to a combined course that included Court Security and Civil Process. Sheriff Wingo's term also brought about an expansion to the original jail by adding a two-story wing that included additional tier and dorm space. This addition was built in the early 1970's to accommodate the overcrowding population inmates. Later, the work release building was constructed.
Shortly after retiring from the Sheriff's Office in 1987; Sheriff Wingo died of a massive heart attack while fishing on a pier in Hampton,VA.
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