Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Michael Hoffler

37 years old · died October 19, 2018 · Western Tidewater Regional Jail, City of Suffolk County, Virginia

Michael Hoffler, 37, died on October 19, 2018, while held at the Western Tidewater Regional Jail in the City of Suffolk, Virginia. A news report attributed the death to medical neglect. Further details of the death, including the care Michael Hoffler received before it, are not part of this account.

Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. A news report lists the cause as medical neglect, but the accounts provided do not give details of the failures of care.

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