Bill Lawton
Bill Lawton, a 63-year-old Black man, died on March 12, 2021, at a hospital while held at Franklin Correctional Center in Bunn, North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety said he tested positive for COVID-19 in February 2021 and was hospitalized on February 17, and that his condition worsened until he died. The department said COVID-19 was likely the cause or a contributing factor, pending review by the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The department's account of his death did not include his name, which it said it had withheld to protect family privacy.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety says COVID-19 was likely the cause or a contributing factor, pending review by the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Reported by: North Carolina Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.