Died in prison
Charles Eugene Fortenberry
Charles Eugene Fortenberry, 74, was receiving hospice care at St. Clair Correctional Facility in Alabama when he died on September 4, 2022. The Alabama Department of Corrections said he died of respiratory distress while in hospice care. The department's account is the only one available here, and it does not describe any dispute over how he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Alabama Department of Corrections reported he died of respiratory distress while in hospice care.
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.