Facilities · Jail
Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina · capacity 1,016
Also reported as Forsyth County Detention Center.
6 deaths are recorded here, from 2017 to 2025; all by name.
- undetermined 4
- staff force 1
- illness 1
Lawsuits over deaths here have brought at least $3 million in settlements and awards, for 1 person.
The people
- Gregory Lee Williams October 10, 2025
- Michael Robert Smith August 29, 2025
- Russell Marshall July 16, 2025
- David Elliot Dickerson May 10, 2025
- John Neville December 4, 2019
- Deshawn Coley May 2, 2017
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.