Died in prison
Jose Rosado
Jose Rosado was 57 when he died on January 31, 2020, while held at Coastal State Prison in Garden City, Georgia. The Georgia Department of Corrections lists his death as natural.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Georgia Department of Corrections and Georgia Department of Public Health attribute the death to complications of COVID-19, and family members had contacted WTOC earlier in the spring about conditions inside the prison.
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Georgia Department of Public Health; WTOC (reporters).
Sources (5)
- Georgia Department of Corrections records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars
- With five inmates dead and 41 testing positive, Savannah prison a COVID-19 hotspot
- With five inmates dead and 41 testing positive, this Georgia prison a COVID-19 hotspot
- Coastal State Prison reports highest number of inmate deaths related to COVID-19
- 5 dead, 44 test positive for COVID-19 at Coastal State Prison, and now a mother is concerned for her son inside