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Another Ohio Prison Guard Dies Of COVID-19

WCBE 90.5FM | By Alison Holm
Published May 20, 2020 at 5:24 AM EDT
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

A fourth state prison guard has died from COVID-19.  

Dewane Gannon worked at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient.  He had been self-quarantine at home since April 20th.  A nurse at the same facility also died after contracting the virus. 
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Alison Holm
A native of Chicago, naturalized citizen of Cincinnati and resident of Columbus, Alison attended Earlham College and the Ohio State University. She has equal passion for Midwest history, hockey and Slavic poetry.
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