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Gilbert Delestre

29 years old · died August 25, 2019 · Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, Providence County, Rhode Island

Gilbert Delestre, 29, was held at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island, from early July 2019. He was admitted to intensive care at Rhode Island Hospital on a Thursday and died on Sunday, August 25, 2019. Spokesman Christopher Hunter said he had numerous chronic health problems and that staff had closely monitored him. The cause of death has not been determined, and an autopsy is pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Prison spokesman Christopher Hunter said Gilbert Delestre had numerous chronic health problems and that staff had closely monitored him, and an autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death.

Reported by: Prison spokesman Christopher Hunter (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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