From The Tribune staff reports
BESSEMER – Michael Wayne Perry, 62, was found unresponsive in the William Donaldson Correctional Facility infirmary on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
“The decedent was found unresponsive by medical staff in the infirmary, where he was being treated for significant natural disease,” Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said. “The death is believed to be of natural causes.”
An examination was scheduled for Feb. 9, 2023, to confirm the cause of death and the Alabama Department of Correction – Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.