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Died in prison

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died April 26, 2020 · Deerfield Correctional Center, Virginia

A person held at Deerfield Correctional Center, a state prison in Virginia, died of COVID-19 complications on April 26, 2020, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. The department announced the death the same day. It was the second COVID-19 death of a person held at a Virginia state prison that the department reported, and the facility then had 65 confirmed positive cases among people held there.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Virginia Department of Corrections attributes the death to COVID-19 complications.

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

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