Died in prison
Herbert Perkins
Herbert Perkins was 59 years old. He died on May 20, 2020, while held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The department's death data lists the cause of his death as COVID-19. WAFB-TV, reporting in July 2020 after reviewing his autopsy and prison records, said they tie his death to the virus.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections lists the death as COVID-19, and WAFB-TV reviewed autopsy and prison records that tie it to the virus.
Reported by: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the agency that held him); WAFB-TV (reporters).