Died in prison
Name not reported
A man held at Pender Correctional Institution in Burgaw, North Carolina, died at a hospital on April 21, 2020, after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier that month. He had been hospitalized on April 13. The state Department of Public Safety said he died of pre-existing health conditions complicated by the virus. The department did not release his name, citing family privacy, so little else about him is available from these sources.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The NC Department of Public Safety said he died of pre-existing health conditions complicated by Covid-19.
Reported by: NC Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.