Virginia Department of Elections, 2023 November General Election Local Office Candidates

Newnan Times Herald, ​Va. sheriff’s candidate has quite a ‘rap’ sheet

Vote USA, Christopher F. Decarlo

As of July 25, 2023, Christopher F. Decarlo’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Criminal Justice

Christopher F. Decarlo

Fairfax

Youtube

As of July 25, 2023, Jerry L. McMillian’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Facebook

Jerry L. McMillian

As sheriff, created Safety Seat Saturday, where deputies conduct free safety seat inspections.

- As sheriff, created Safety Seat Saturday, where deputies conduct free safety seat inspections.

As sheriff, expanded education and life skills programs for inmates.

As sheriff, helped lead Diversion First, the County’s collaborative initiative that offers alternatives to incarceration for people with mental illness who commit low-level offenses.

As sheriff, expanded therapeutic housing units and the implemented telepsychiatry in the Adult Detention Center.

As sheriff, launched STAR, an addiction treatment and recovery program in the Adult Detention Center.

- As sheriff, expanded education and life skills programs for inmates.
- As sheriff, helped lead Diversion First, the County’s collaborative initiative that offers alternatives to incarceration for people with mental illness who commit low-level offenses.
- As sheriff, expanded therapeutic housing units and the implemented telepsychiatry in the Adult Detention Center.
- As sheriff, launched STAR, an addiction treatment and recovery program in the Adult Detention Center.

Stacey Ann Kincaid

- The sheriff is an elected official who operates the county jails, keeps courtrooms secure during trials, and keeps the public safe through law enforcement. 
- Sheriffs are responsible for serving court papers, executing arrest warrants, providing law enforcement in county areas, and working with city law enforcement to keep population centers safe. 
- Most sheriffs in Virginia are elected in odd years for four year terms. Elections are partisan. 

The chief law enforcement officer in the county