Amy Madsen

Amy Madsen, 43, died on January 28, 2011, at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland County, where she was held. A Virginia Department of Corrections spokesman said she died in an accident when a piece of laundry equipment fell on her. The department said the death was under investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. The Virginia Department of Corrections spokesman said a piece of laundry equipment fell on her at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women.

Reported by: Virginia Department of Corrections spokesman (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

Source

• Inmate killed at women's prison in Goochland WWBT, January 28, 2011