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Lisa M. Johnston

37 years old · died April 26, 2019 · Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility, Pittsfield Township, Michigan

Lisa M. Johnston, 37, was held at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Pittsfield Township, Michigan. The Michigan Department of Corrections said she was stung by a bee in the prison yard on April 24, 2019, and was treated at a hospital for an allergic reaction before returning to the prison that Friday afternoon. Shortly after, she collapsed while helping push a friend, a diabetic in a wheelchair, toward a line for insulin distribution. Department spokesman Chris Gautz said the cause and manner of death are pending autopsy results and a Michigan State Police investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Gautz (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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