Name not reported
A 49-year-old woman held at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland County, Virginia, died on April 14, 2020, after more than a week in the hospital with COVID-19. The prison confirmed the death, its first from the virus, during an outbreak at the facility. A former prisoner held near her in an isolation area said she saw her struggling to breathe and coughing up blood before she died. Another prisoner said her mother would have to bury another child if she was not released, and the prison's account of her care has not been detailed in these reports.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The Department of Corrections attributes the death to COVID-19, and a woman released a week earlier says she saw her struggling to breathe and coughing up blood in an isolation area.
Reported by: Virginia Department of Corrections (the agency that held her); a woman released from the prison a week earlier.