Died in prison
Robert Presley
Robert Presley, 54, died on March 13, 2021, at Easterling Correctional Facility in Clio, Alabama, after testing positive for Covid-19. The Equal Justice Initiative counted him as at least the 63rd person held in Alabama prisons to die from the coronavirus. The organization criticized the Alabama Department of Corrections for offering vaccines to staff while people in its custody were still dying.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The article reports he died after testing positive for Covid-19 at Easterling Correctional Facility, and it criticizes the Alabama Department of Corrections for offering vaccines only to staff while people in its custody kept dying.
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