Died in prison
Name not reported
Five people held at Blackwater River Correctional Facility, a Santa Rosa County prison operated by The GEO Group, died of COVID-19 earlier in April 2020, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. The department's figures place their ages between 65 and 84.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Florida Department of Corrections attributes the deaths to COVID-19.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.