Died in prison
Name not reported
Five people held at Blackwater River Correctional Facility, a state prison in Santa Rosa County, Florida, died of COVID-19 in April 2020, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. The facility is operated by The GEO Group. The people who died were reported to be between 65 and 84 years old, but they have not been named in the reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Florida Department of Corrections reported the death as caused by 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.