Oliver Loadholt
Oliver Loadholt, 69, was held at Coastal State Prison in Garden City, Georgia. The Georgia Department of Corrections and the Georgia Department of Public Health said he died of complications of COVID-19 on May 23, 2020, at a hospital in Savannah, and that he had underlying conditions. Earlier that spring, family members had contacted WTOC about conditions inside the prison. By the time of his death, the corrections department reported five people who had died of COVID-19 at the facility.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Georgia Department of Corrections and Georgia Department of Public Health attribute his 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.
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