Name not reported
A person held at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Virginia, died in late July 2023, one of three people who died at the prison within about two days. The Virginia Department of Corrections has not released this person's name or an official cause of death, and a department spokesperson described at least one of these deaths as an overdose. According to the department, staff found the person unresponsive, gave naloxone, and the person was taken to a local hospital. The department says the deaths remain under investigation. Families said the prison was placed on lockdown and visits were cancelled afterward.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. A Virginia Department of Corrections spokesperson said the death was a drug overdose, and the cause remains under investigation.
Reported by: Virginia Department of Corrections spokesperson (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.