Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Alvis Shrewsbury

Southern Regional Jail, Raleigh County, West Virginia

Alvis Shrewsbury died at the Southern Regional Jail in Beckley, West Virginia, after being held there for 19 days. His daughter, Miranda Smith, said his body had a very black eye and other marks of violence. The Poor People's Campaign is demanding a federal investigation into his death and that of Quantez Burks.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). His daughter, Miranda Smith, says his body had a very black eye and other marks of violence, and the Poor People's Campaign is demanding a federal investigation into his death.

Reported by: Miranda Smith (family or their lawyers); the Poor People's Campaign (advocates).

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