Nam Van

Nam Van, 51, died on March 6, 2026, after jumping from an elevated tier in the Residential Treatment Unit at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Massachusetts, where he was held. He died at a hospital. The Department of Correction said it is investigating the death as an apparent suicide, and the manner of death is listed as pending. The Worcester district attorney's office identified him.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Department of Correction says Nam Van jumped from an elevated tier and is investigating the death as an apparent suicide.

Reported by: Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

• ‘You expect your child to come home and not in a body bag’: Report finds half of DOC suicides were in segregated units The Boston Globe, March 26, 2026