Died in prison
James Edward Nealy
James Edward Nealy, 68, died on April 15, 2020, while held at the Wynne Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison in Walker County. According to KWTX, he was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead at a hospital. A preliminary autopsy indicated COVID-19 as the cause of death, as the local news report stated. The Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial death report also records his death at the Wynne Unit.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. A preliminary autopsy listed COVID-19 as the cause of death.
Reported by: preliminary autopsy; Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report.