Deaths in Custody
Died in custody

Colony Nicole Wilson

40 years old · died May 11, 2020 · Birmingham Community Based Facility and Community Work Center, Jefferson County, Alabama

Colony Nicole Wilson, 40, was held at the Birmingham Women's Community Based Facility and Community Work Center in Jefferson County, Alabama, and had served more than 14 years of a 20-year sentence. She began feeling ill at the center on May 11, 2020, and was taken to a medical clinic and then to St. Vincent's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Alabama Department of Corrections said no foul play was suspected and that the department was investigating, while the Jefferson County Coroner's Office said the cause of death was pending autopsy results. Her manner and cause of death remain unconfirmed in the reports.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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