Va. Beach sheriff wants inmates to shred city documents

VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia Beach Sheriff Paul Lanteigne is hoping to save the city money by allowing inmates to shred city documents.

The sheriff bought a $40,800 industrial shredder and hopes to train inmates to run it under supervision. He says it could save the city money if other departments use the service.

Library Director Marcy Sims said the city spends about $22,000 year to shred documents. Sims said the city wants to make sure that security is maintained if the inmates are shredding the papers.

Ron Mann, president of Stealth Shredding, which has the city contract, said there’s little confidence that there’s security when inmates are being used to shred the documents