Dewayne Michael Carey
Dewayne Michael Carey, 59, was held on death row at San Quentin State Prison in California. He died on July 4, 2020, at an outside hospital. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said his death appears to be from complications related to COVID-19, though an exact cause had not yet been determined. He was one of three death row men reported to have died within two days during a large outbreak at the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said his death appeared to be from complications related to COVID-19, with the exact cause not yet determined.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (4)
- Three More San Quentin Inmates Die Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
- Condemned Inmate Dewayne Carey Dies - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Coronavirus: These killers died on San Quentin’s Death Row
- Coronavirus Prison Fatalities Surpass Two Decades of Executions; COVID-19 Has Killed More California Death Row Prisoners Than the State Has Executed in 27 Years