Man who has spent 44 years in prison for murder dies of coronavirus three weeks to his release
tribuneonlineng.comApr 21, 2020 12:49 PM

A 60-year-old Michigan, United States inmate who was sentenced to life in prison as a juvenile died from coronavirus three weeks before he was set to be released, the Detroit Free Press reported.

William Garrison had spent 44 years in prison on a first-degree murder conviction, connected to a shooting that happened when he was 16, in 1976.

He was set to be released first week of May. But he died from COVID-19 on April 20 in the prison.

Garrison had not complained of any symptoms to his family or the prison staff, but a postmortem test confirmed that he had the virus.

Chris Gautz, a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections, disclosed that the agency tried to release Garrison on parole earlier this year, but “he refused to leave prison.”

“He did not want to be on parole, he wanted to wait and just walk out completely free from supervision,” Gautz said.

When the novel coronavirus pandemic started to spread across the United States, the Department of Corrections offered parole to Garrison again, citing his age and concern about the virus.

Garrison agreed, and the Department of Corrections asked the prosecutor’s office if the mandatory 28-day waiting period for parole could be waived for him. He died before the office responded to the request.

More than 520 of the state’s 38,000 prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19. Garrison and 16 other inmates have died from the virus.

Garrison’s sister, Yolanda Peterson, told the Free Press that her brother was going to stay at her home after his release.

“My brother shouldn’t have died in there like that,” she said. “He was trying to get free.”

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sad

RIP Man.
He's from a powerful village and his village people followed him for good 44 years and finished the job. .
Now, this is what is called CONSISTENCY

Just sad

Quite sad.

Who told COVID-19 to the prison??

The person wey this guy murder head too strong. Na no mercy.

I won't be surprised to hear that Corona came out especially because of this guy and has been wondering about the earth trying to locate him.

What a hard luck.

This just terrible , he heard of his freedom but never tasted freedom
Hmmmm

Wow.
When life means life.

Wow! 44yrs in jail! Started when he was 16yrs!


Crime doesn't pay from any angle you see it.

May his soul rest in peace.

Nah this one pained me sha.

Say no to any form of crime,no dey do strong head because when wahala go bust that head go melo down.