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Died in jail or a lockup

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died February 19, 2021 · Hampton Roads Regional Jail, Portsmouth city, Virginia

A person died on February 19, 2021, while held at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Virginia. Jail officials have not released the person's name, age, or how they died, and say an investigation is underway. The death was the third at the jail in less than a month, according to the report. Nothing in the source describes who the person was.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Hampton Roads Regional Jail officials (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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