Died in prison
Name not reported
A man in his late seventies, held at Neuse Correctional Institution in Goldsboro, North Carolina, died at a hospital on April 23, 2020. The Department of Public Safety said he had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 18 and was hospitalized on April 20. Officials attributed his death to complications from the virus. His name was withheld at the request of his family, who wished to keep it private.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Prison officials attributed the death to COVID-19 complications.
Reported by: Department of Public Safety / prison officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.