38-year-old Albemarle correctional inmate dies – The Stanly News & Press

An inmate at Albemarle Correctional Institution died Wednesday.
Curtis Levi Moore, 38, who had just begun his sentence for drug trafficking in July, was pronounced dead at 3:32 a.m. at a local health care facility, according to Brad Deen, communications officer with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.
“State confidentiality laws regarding offender records and federal HIPAA restrictions on protected health information limit what the NC Department of Adult Correction can say about his death,” Deen said. “Local law enforcement agencies and the NC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are conducting an investigation, which is required by state law for the death of someone in custody. OCME will determine the cause of death and their final report, including any relevant toxicology results, will be a public record.”
Deen said the Department of Adult Corrections is also investigating what happened. He said Moore was taken to a local health facility for treatment at around 8pm on October 19. He returned to ACI around 2 a.m. on October 20.
On Oct. 20 around 4 p.m., ambulance was called for an unrelated medical issue, Deen said.
“He was again transported to a local health care facility and admitted. He was pronounced dead at 3:32 a.m. on Wednesday,” Deen said.
Moore was convicted of drug trafficking in Columbus County in July. Its expected release date was in 2032.
Moore was previously convicted in Bladen and Columbus counties of attempted first-degree murder, possession of a weapon, receiving stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia and other charges.
Stanly News & Press has contacted Moore’s family for comment.

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