James Matthews
James Matthews, 68, was held at the Beto Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison in Anderson County, when he died on April 13, 2020. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said he began showing possible COVID-19 symptoms on April 9, when he was tested for the virus. The agency said he was found unresponsive in his cell on April 13 and pronounced dead, and that coronavirus is believed to have contributed to his death. A state attorney general custodial death report also lists his death at the Beto Unit on that date.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says coronavirus (COVID-19) is believed to have contributed to his death.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.