Died in prison
Jessie Ballew
Jessie Ballew, 71, died on January 21, 2021, at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Oregon. Street Roots reported the death as caused by COVID-19 and included it in a count of 42 people held in Oregon state prisons who died of the disease. Jessie Ballew's death is listed in that reporting alongside the others, with no other account of the circumstances.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Street Roots lists Jessie Ballew among Oregon state prisoners who died of COVID-19.
Reported by: Street Roots (reporters).