Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Allen Barton

59 years old · died June 23, 2020 · Staton Correctional Facility, Elmore County, Alabama

Allen Barton, 59, was held at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore, Alabama, and was terminally ill. In June 2020 he was taken to a local hospital, where he tested positive for COVID-19. He died there on June 23, 2020. The Alabama Department of Corrections reported his death as related to COVID-19.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Alabama Department of Corrections attributes the death to COVID-19 after a positive test.

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

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