VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office (VBSO) held its third job fair Tuesday for inmates preparing to reenter the workforce.

Seventy-two inmates with 90 days or less on their sentences, as of Oct. 7, attended the job fair at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center, VBSO stated. The inmates connected with 15 local employers, businesses and career specialists, giving them a hand up in their upcoming job search.

Among those in attendance were Traffix, Tidewater Community College Welding Program, Recovery for Life, Virginia Wesleyan University and Virginia Beach Probation and Parole.

The event, which started in September 2023, was hosted by Sheriff Rocky Holcomb, VBSO Inmate Reintegration and Modified Incarceration Programs and City of Virginia Beach Adult Correctional Se

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