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A Michigan prisoner passed away from coronavirus just weeks before his parole.
Sentenced as a juvenile, William Fort served nearly 44 years of his sentence before catching the virus. Garrison’s bunkmate discovered him having a hard time to breathe on Monday night in their two-man cell at Macomb Reformatory.’
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This 2018 image made available by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows William Garrison. Garrison, who decreased to be paroled previously in 2020 after decades behind bars, died on Monday, April 13, 2020 from COVID-19 problems, officials stated. (MDOC by means of AP).
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Gautz claimed the jail personnel went cell to cell to examine prisoners in the days before Garrison passed away, and Garrison’s bunkmate declared he did not suffer from any COVID-19 symptoms besides a cough.
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Garrison had appealed for an early release to avoid the COVID-19 break out at Macomb.
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As of Sunday, Michigan has seen at least 30,791 validated coronavirus cases and 2,308 deaths.