Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Name not reported

died April 24, 2020 · Sumter Correctional Institution, Sumter County, Florida

A man died of COVID-19 pneumonia on April 24, 2020, while held at Sumter Correctional Institution in Bushnell, Florida, according to the District 5 Medical Examiner's Office. He has not been named in the reporting, and the source gives no details about who he was. The Orlando Sentinel reported that the death was not included in the state's own published reports at that time.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The medical examiner's office attributed the death to COVID-19 pneumonia.

Reported by: District 5 Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).

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