Alfonso Salazar
Alfonso Raymond Salazar, a man held at the state prison in Florence, Arizona, died at a hospital on April 30, 2020, after being taken there from the prison on April 21. A federal public defender whose office represented him said he died from complications of COVID-19. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office was examining the death and had not yet determined a cause. Lawyers for death-row prisoners said the prison was slow to act on the pandemic, and the state corrections department did not respond to requests for comment at the time of reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). A federal public defender whose office represented him says he died of COVID-19 complications, and the lawyers say the prison was slow to act on the virus while the medical examiner had not yet determined a cause.
Reported by: federal public defender whose office represented him.