Crime & Safety
Program Informs Victims of Crime With "Vital" Offender Custody Information
The Cherokee Sheriff's Office has been using the Victim & Notification Everyday system since 1998.
The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office is reminding its citizens about a program that informs victims of crime about the status of offenders in custody at the Cherokee County Jail.
The Cherokee County Victim & Notification Everyday (VINE) initiative is a comprehensive community awareness program that uses computer technology and the telephone to provide victims of crime with vital offender custody information 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the sheriff’s office said in a press release.
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Callers to the VINE hotline can determine the custody status of an offender in the Cherokee County jail.
Registered victims will also receive automated telephone notification upon the arrest, release, transfer, or escape of that offender, the agency said.
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The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office has been utilizing the VINE system since 1998.
Lt. Kim Grant is the agency Victim Witness Coordinator. If you have any questions about the VINE program, Lt. Grant can be reached at 770-928-0239.
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