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Greensville County: One inmate dead after attack overnight at Correctional Center

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An inmate is dead after an attack at the Greensville Correctional Center this morning.

According to the Virginia Department of Corrections, the incident occurred at 3:10 a.m. when an inmate attacked their cell partner.

One inmate was found by staff on top of the other, who was unresponsive.

Life-saving measures were attempted until first responders from Greensville County arrived on scene.

The inmate was pronounced dead at 4:30 a.m. by a doctor at the Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center.

No names have been released of the victim or attacker. VADOC has not disclosed if a weapon was used in the attack.

There is no active threat at the correctional center, located in Jarratt.

VADOC’s Office of Law Enforcement Services is actively investigating this incident.


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