Gerald Comstock
Gerald Comstock, 55, was held at Michigan Reformatory in Ionia, Michigan, and died there on July 18, 2020. Chris Gautz, a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Corrections, said he appears to have died of a drug overdose. Michigan State Police and an internal investigation are looking into how drugs got into the prison, a question his brother and an attorney have raised given the visitor ban during the coronavirus pandemic. His brother said the family wants to know what investigators can determine, and that five of Gerald's organs were donated after his death, which he described as a loss for one family and the gift of life for five others.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). Michigan Department of Corrections spokesperson Chris Gautz said he appears to have died of a drug overdose, while his brother and an attorney question how drugs got into the prison during the coronavirus visitor ban.
Reported by: Michigan Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.