Died in prison
Raymond Dewaters
Raymond Dewaters, 65, died of COVID-19 while held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, a state prison run by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The department's yearly death data lists his death on May 23, 2020, and gives the cause as COVID-19. WAFB-TV reported in July 2020 that autopsy and prison records tie his death to the virus.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the agency that held him); WAFB-TV reviewed autopsy and prison records (reporters).