Shawnee Reed
Shawnee Reed, 36, was a mother, and women held at Taycheedah Correctional Institution remember her making intricate jewelry from thread and small plastic pieces. She was taken to an area hospital on February 22, 2025, and died there the next day, February 23. Family members say hospital staff linked her death to pneumonia, but the Fond du Lac County chief medical examiner, Dr. Adam Covach, said the official cause is still pending. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has shared limited information, and women at the prison heard different accounts of how she died.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Family members say hospital staff linked her death to pneumonia, but the official cause is pending with the Fond du Lac County medical examiner, and incarcerated women heard different versions of how she died.
Reported by: family members; Fond du Lac County chief medical examiner Dr. Adam Covach (medical examiner or coroner).