Jackie R. Lovett
Jackie R. Lovett, 71, was from Salisbury, Maryland, and his family was involved in decisions about his treatment in the final weeks of his life. He was held at Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown, Delaware, where he tested positive for COVID-19 in early July 2020 during an outbreak at the facility. He was moved to a treatment unit at another prison and then taken to Bayhealth Hospital, where he died on August 5, 2020. The Delaware Department of Correction says he died from complications of hypothyroidism and COVID-19, and his body was sent to the Division of Forensic Science to determine the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Department of Correction attributes the death to complications from hypothyroidism and COVID-19, and his body was sent to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science to determine the cause of death.
Reported by: Delaware Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.