Henry Stewart
Henry Clay Stewart Jr., 60, died on August 6, 2016, while held at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail awaiting a court hearing. According to a federal lawsuit brought by his son, Joe Austin, and his sister, Michelle Wilson, of Newport News, he repeatedly asked for medical help for abdominal pain, blackouts and rapid weight loss, and those requests were ignored. The family says he died of bleeding from a perforated stomach ulcer. The jail places responsibility on its medical contractor, Correct Care Solutions, which denies it failed to report his condition. The Virginian-Pilot later reported that his death, along with Jamycheal Mitchell's, prompted multiple investigations into the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). His family's federal lawsuit says jail staff ignored his repeated requests for medical help for abdominal pain, blackouts and rapid weight loss before he died of bleeding from a perforated stomach ulcer.
Reported by: his family's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family filed a federal lawsuit over his death at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail, alleging that his repeated requests for medical help were ignored, and no settlement or award amount is reported.