Facilities · Jail
Hampton Roads Regional Jail
Portsmouth, Portsmouth County, Virginia · capacity 1,300
21 deaths are recorded here, from 2004 to 2023; 20 by name.
- undetermined 7
- illness 6
- suicide 5
- neglect 3
Lawsuits over deaths here have brought at least $4.5 million in settlements and awards, for 3 people.
The people
- Sarah Ganoe October 17, 2023
- Name not reported February 19, 2021
- Keith Andre Robinson February 4, 2021
- William Fenton February 4, 2021
- Tyrone Lee Bailey April 19, 2019
- Victor Rhea Fountain February 23, 2019
- Jakub Michael Plucinski December 31, 2018
- Regina Marie Honeycutt October 7, 2018
- Nathaniel Kennedy April 15, 2018
- Jakim Funderburk March 12, 2017
- Henry Clay Stewart Jr. August 6, 2016
- Mark Goodrum November 2015
- Jamycheal Mitchell August 19, 2015
- Robert Elmo Davenport April 3, 2015
- Alton D. Cowins April 2015
- Betty Wills January 2013
- Sandra Kenley December 18, 2005Died in immigration detention
- Yvel Fils-Aime November 22, 2004Died in immigration detention
- Sebastian Mejia Vicentes August 22, 2004Died in immigration detention
- Jose Alberto Martinez July 28, 2004Died in immigration detention
- Jonathan Ellis Date not reported
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.