Died in prison
Earl Broomfield
Earl Broomfield, 78, was held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola when he died of COVID-19. WAFB-TV reviewed his autopsy and prison records, which tie his death to the virus. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections' yearly death data lists a 78-year-old Black man who died at Angola on May 6, 2020, of COVID-19.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections lists his death as COVID-19, and WAFB-TV says the autopsy and prison records it reviewed tie his death to the virus.
Reported by: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the agency that held him); autopsy report reviewed by WAFB-TV (medical examiner or coroner); WAFB-TV (reporters).