Henry Bost
Henry Bost, 40, died at Bertie Correctional Institution in Windsor, North Carolina, on May 4, 2022. Prison officials said he was found unresponsive in his cell that afternoon and described the death as an apparent suicide. A Charlotte Observer account citing a medical examiner's report says he hanged himself with a sheet about three weeks after being placed in solitary confinement, and that he had asked a prison mental health case worker for help before he died, and the Observer reports that he had depression. Local law enforcement and the state Department of Public Safety are investigating his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The medical examiner's report, as described by the Observer, found he hanged himself with a sheet, and prison officials describe the death as an apparent suicide; the Observer reports he had asked a prison mental health case worker for help before his death.
Reported by: Bertie Correctional Institution and NC Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him); medical examiner's report as described by the Observer (medical examiner or coroner); the Observer (reporters).