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Died in prison

Name not reported

Bledsoe County Correctional Complex, Bledsoe County, Tennessee

A man held at the state-run Bledsoe County Correctional Complex in Tennessee died after contracting the coronavirus, WZTV reported on May 15, 2020. The Tennessee Department of Correction said the men who died at the prison had underlying medical conditions. The department asked the medical examiner to determine the causes of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Tennessee Department of Correction said the man died with coronavirus and noted he had underlying medical conditions, but asked the medical examiner to determine the cause of death.

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

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