Margie Ryder
Margie Ryder, 39, died on July 8, 2019, while held at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women in Fluvanna County, Virginia. She had terminal pulmonary arterial hypertension and had been at VCU Medical Center since June 24, 2019. Her attorneys at the Legal Aid Justice Center said she had endured a year of emergency hospitalizations caused by mismanagement of her medication, and that she had a pending federal case about medical care at Fluvanna. The Virginia Department of Corrections said her illness was publicly known through that lawsuit, and the cause of death is recorded as medical neglect in one account.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The Virginia Department of Corrections says she died of terminal pulmonary arterial hypertension, while her attorneys at the Legal Aid Justice Center say staff mismanaged her medication and caused a year of emergency hospitalizations.
Reported by: Virginia Department of Corrections (the agency that held her); Legal Aid Justice Center attorneys (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Margie Ryder's attorneys at the Legal Aid Justice Center had a pending federal case about medical care at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women at the time of her death, and no settlement or award amount is reported.