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David Bills

70 years old · died November 23, 2020 · Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah

David Bills, 70, was held at the Utah State Prison in Draper, in the Oquirrh 5 housing unit, during the coronavirus outbreak there. In a letter to his wife on November 15, 2020, he wrote that he was getting worse, had a high fever and could barely breathe, and asked for help sitting up. He died in a hospital on November 23, 2020. The sources list COVID-19 as the cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). David Bills died of COVID-19 during an outbreak at the Utah State Prison, and in a letter to his wife he wrote that he was getting worse and could barely breathe.

Reported by: Utah 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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