Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Matthew Howlett

52 years old · died August 9, 2018 · Bertie Correctional Institution, Bertie County, North Carolina

Matthew Howlett, 52, was held at Bertie Correctional Institution in Windsor, North Carolina, when he died on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Officials at the prison said he was found in his cell that morning and was pronounced dead at 12:14 p.m. Officials said they believe he died by suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Officials at Bertie Correctional Institution believe he died by suicide.

Reported by: Bertie Correctional Institution officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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