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Died in prison

Name not reported

Bledsoe County Correctional Complex, Bledsoe County, Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Correction confirmed that one person held at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex in Pikeville died after testing positive for COVID-19. The department has not released the person's name, their age, or any other details about who they were. The department said the official cause of death will be determined by autopsy, so the cause and manner remain pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Tennessee Department of Correction (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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