Died in prison
Gerald Barragan
Gerald W. Barragan, 62, was in state prison custody when he was taken to Hospital Galveston on April 26, 2020. The Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial death report records his death at that hospital, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility, on May 5, 2020. KWTX reported that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19 before he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Texas Attorney General's custodial death report and a summary record list COVID-19, diagnosed before death, as the cause of Gerald W. Barragan's death at Hospital Galveston.
Reported by: Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report.