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The family of a man who died at Vigo County Jail has secured a private autopsy in northwest Indiana in the hopes of determining his cause and manner of death.
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Frederick Whitlock, 56, died Dec. 4 and later tested positive for COVID-19, a death that has stirred questions from the family and a local group regarding COVID safety protocols in the jail and whether Whitlock received appropriate care.
Whitlock's death also resulted in blanket testing for those incarcerated at Vigo County Jail. More than one-third of the jail population, or 108 inmates and two staff members, tested positive.