Died in prison
Name not reported
One of ten people who died at Deerfield Correctional Center, a Virginia state prison, according to state officials, with COVID-19 given as the cause. Officials said the prison holds many elderly and medically impaired people, and that many people there sleep in dormitories, which makes social distancing difficult or impossible. No name, age or other details about this person were given.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Virginia officials said the death was from COVID-19, a disease, with no account of neglect or contested circumstances.
Reported by: Officials in Virginia (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.