Joseph Jones

Joseph Jones, 76, was held at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution in Madras, Oregon, during a large COVID-19 outbreak at the prison. He tested positive for the virus, was taken to a local hospital, and died there. Sources differ on the date: one gives December 9, 2020, and another December 10, and The Corvallis Advocate reported he was two days from scheduled release. The Oregon Department of Corrections said the medical examiner will determine the cause of death and that it was saddened by his death, but it declined to release further details, citing protected health information.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Oregon Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Sources (3)

• Deer Ridge inmate with COVID-19 dies at hospital amid growing outbreak KTVZ, December 9, 2020
• Oregon Inmate Dies of COVID-19 Two Days Before Release The Corvallis Advocate, December 21, 2020
• These are the 42 Oregon state prisoners who have died from COVID-19 Street Roots, March 10, 2021