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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ROBE;RT N. BALDWIN ASST. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY SUPREME COURt' ~F VIRGINI'A ,A, DMINISTRATIVE OFFICE THIRD FLOOR I00 NORTH NINTH STREET RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ;::~3;:::> 19-2334 (804) 786-6455 (B04) 786-4542 7 OlR., DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES DIR., EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OlR., FISCAL SERVICES DIR., JUDICIAL PLANNING DIR., LEGAL RESEARCH DiR., MGMT. INFORMATION SYSTEMS DiR., PERSONNEL DiR.. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE September 28, 2000 Hon. S. N. Deatherage, Chief Judge Twenty-first Judicial District Henry JDR Court 3160 Kings Mountain Road Suite C, 2nd Floor Martinsville, Virginia 24112 Dear Judge Deatherage: As you are aware, the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia is currently working on two grants received from the Department of Criminal Justice Services through the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) Program. Together, these Grants will provide Video Teleconferencing capability to sixty Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts and twenty Juvenile Detention Homes for a total of eighty units. Additional space has become available within the grant. As we are nearing the end of the grant period, we must receive commitments from all localities that may be interested in this project. The grant provides the equipment, setup and training while it is the localities responsibility for the installation and monthly phone line costs. Details of these estimated costs are provided later in this letter. If you are interested in participating in this grant project, please call Sharon Duncan with our _MIS Department at (804) 786-6850 immediately to make arrangements. It is critical for us to obtain commitments as soon as possible, as we have to obtain the equipment by the end of this year. Many of the Juvenile Detention Homes have already received this video equipment and the remaining detention homes will be installed before year-end. The following courts, Martinsville JD&R Court and Patrick JD&R Court, within your district have also been identified as a potential sites for this video teleconferencing capability and we invite you to participate in this program. This video arraignment and conferencing capability will reduce the need to transport the detainee to and from the court for detention hearings (see 16.1-250 B) and other hearings, will increase public safety, will save on staff time and travel expense and it will enhance coordination and interaction among the judge, detention home staff, courts services and the clerk's office. Other uses are identified in the attachment (Atch 1 ). The grant provides that the equipment be purchased to support juvenile delinquency purposes.