Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A 36-year-old person died in August 2017 while held at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Virginia. According to a Justice Department report, the jail's medical records attributed the death to a history of sickle-cell anemia. The same report found that notes in the person's medical file were falsified.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The Justice Department report found that notes in the person's medical file were falsified, and it attributes the death to a history of sickle-cell anemia.
Reported by: Justice Department report (outside investigators).