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Gene Richard Meredith

62 years old · died November 18, 2020 · Montana State Prison, Montana

Gene Richard Meredith, 62, died on November 18, 2020, at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula while held at Montana State Prison. The Montana Department of Corrections said his death was related to COVID-19, the third such death among people held at the prison. The department said it would not release further details out of respect for his family's privacy.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Montana Department of Corrections said his death was related to COVID-19 and declined to release further details.

Reported by: Montana 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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