John Cantrello

John Cantrello, 69, died on August 16, 2020, at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in West Feliciana Parish, while 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, citing autopsy and prison records, reported that the virus caused his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the agency that held him); WAFB-TV reporting from autopsy and prison records (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, deaths in 2020 (data file) Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, death data files
• 11 Angola ‘lifers’ have died of COVID-19 since pandemic began WAFB, July 16, 2020