Died in prison

One of 2 people whose names were not reported

80 years old · died May 20, 2020 · Coastal State Prison, Chatham County, Georgia

A Black person, 80 years old, died on May 20, 2020, at a hospital in Savannah, Georgia, while held at Coastal State Prison. The Georgia Department of Corrections and the Georgia Department of Public Health said the death was caused by complications of COVID-19. According to those agencies, the person had underlying health conditions.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Georgia Department of Corrections and the Georgia Department of Public Health attribute the death to complications of COVID-19.

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Georgia Department of Public Health (outside investigators).

Source

With five inmates dead and 41 testing positive, this Georgia prison a COVID-19 hotspot Online Athens, June 13, 2020

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