RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The city of Richmond has selected a new director for its justice services department and appointed additional leadership to the office.
City officials announced on Thursday that Greg Hopkins, who previously served as director of Richmond’s newly formed Office of Gun Violence Prevention, will step into his new position on Monday, April 6. Hopkins was named interim director of justice services in October last year.
In his new role, Hopkins will help the city strengthen coordination, accountability and impact across its adult and juvenile justice systems, per a release. His experiences with the Department of Justice Services include 12 years as its community programs manager, where he managed several programs with the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act.
Hopkins previously served as the safer communities program coordinator at the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). In that role, he provided training, consultation and assistance to teams and partners statewide…