Deaths in Custody
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William D. Wilson II

44 years old · died 2021 · Baldwin County Corrections Center, Baldwin County, Alabama

William D. Wilson II was 44 years old and held at the Baldwin County Corrections Center in Bay Minette, Alabama. In May 2021 he collapsed in the cell he shared with another man, who told investigators Wilson had seemed a little off before he fell. He was taken to USA Medical Center in Mobile, where, according to a sheriff's office incident report, his condition declined until he had no brain activity. Details about his health were redacted from the report, and the case remained open when his death was reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office incident report says he collapsed in his cell and later had no brain activity, with health conditions redacted, and the case was still open when the article ran.

Reported by: Baldwin County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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