Joyce Hardin Garrard
Joyce Hardin Garrard, 50, was held at the Alabama state women's prison, where she collapsed on a Sunday in February 2016 after relatives had visited her. She was taken by helicopter ambulance to a Montgomery hospital, where she was placed on life support and died five days later. Her attorney, Dani Bone, said she apparently suffered a heart attack, and her family was described as having already endured a great deal of loss. A prison spokesman said the official cause of death was not yet available.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Her defense attorney says she apparently had a heart attack minutes after visiting relatives, and a prison spokesman said the cause was not yet available.
Reported by: Dani Bone, defense attorney (family or their lawyers); Alabama Department of Corrections spokesman (the agency that held her).