Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Name not reported

died October 7, 2020 · Greene Correctional Institution, Greene County, North Carolina

A man in his mid-60s died of COVID-19 on October 7, 2020, at Greene Correctional Institution, a state prison near Maury, North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety said he had underlying health conditions, was hospitalized on September 24, and tested positive for the virus on September 26. The department reported his death as the 17th from COVID-19 in the state prison system.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety attributed the death to COVID-19.

Reported by: North Carolina Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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