RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — An offender from the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland passed away at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center Tuesday morning due to COVID-19.
The Virginia Department of Corrections confirmed the report stating that the 49-year-old offender, who had underlying health conditions including asthma and Hepatitis-C, was admitted to VCU’s medical center on April 4 and tested positive for COVID-19.
Officials say the offender was hospitalized from April 4 until her death.
According to reports, the offender was serving a 9-year sentence for “manufacturing methamphetamine, delivery of drugs to prison and larceny” and was expecting a release date in mid-2023.
The VADOC, with about 30,000 incarcerated offenders and 12,000 employees, currently has 44 inmates and 32 staff with active COVID-19.
Here’s the breakdown:
- Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 –12 inmates, 1 staff member
- Deerfield Correctional Center, includes Deerfield Work Center — 1 staff member
- Haynesville Correctional Center — 4 inmates, 1 staff member
- Indian Creek Correctional Center — 1 staff member
- State Farm Correctional Complex — 2 staff members
- Sussex II State Prison — 2 inmates, 2 inmates in the hospital, and 1 staff member
- Virginia Correctional Center for Women, includes State Farm Work Center — 21 inmates, 3 inmates in the hospital, 21 staff members
- Probation & Parole — Eastern Region — 4 staff members
The agency also supervises about 65,000 offenders in the community through probation and parole.
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