Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Mecklenburg County is located in Southern Virginia bordering the North Carolina state line. Average population for Mecklenburg County is 32,380 people.

On behalf of all the employees, we’d like to welcome

Sheriff R. W. “Bobby” Hawkins, Jr. and his family to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. Each of us will play a role to ensure a successful integration into the Sheriff’s Office.

Our Sheriff’s Office will remain absolutely committed to making Mecklenburg County a safer place, preventing and detecting crime and continuing to listen and respond to all of our communities.

We look forward to your support and cooperation to Sheriff Hawkins in his current assignment and wish him a happy association with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.

Once again, welcome Sheriff Hawkins.

With Best Wishes,

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Employees

Press Release

November 4, 2011

Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Jail is 100% compliant

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Jail has successfully completed a 3-day audit governed under the authority of the Virginia Department of Corrections for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. A 100% score was received by the jail which consisted of 118 Standards of Compliance. Audits are performed on a three-year cycle. Inspections which are unannounced are performed on an annual basis.

The audit serves as a necessary enforcement mechanism in monitoring the standards so that local jails and state correctional facilities may be evaluated through a uniform process and be certified as efficient and safe.

All correctional programs and facilities operate under standards that are designed to ensure health, safety and welfare of staff and offenders within a correctional setting.

Chief Correctional Officer

Roosevelt Terry