Dewitt Williams
Dewitt Williams, 80, was held at Alexander Correctional Institution in Taylorsville, North Carolina, and had underlying health conditions. The state prison system said he tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 9 while hospitalized, and that his condition worsened until he died at a hospital on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. The prison system initially declined to release his name, citing family privacy and the confidentiality of prison records.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety said he tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 9 while hospitalized and died at a hospital, with his condition worsening.
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.