Died in prison
Juan Matta
Juan Matta died of COVID-19 at FMC Lexington, a federal prison in Kentucky, where he was held, according to Chad Marks, a man incarcerated there who watched the outbreak unfold. Matta was battling cancer and had about two years left on his sentence when he was denied home confinement. Marks told The Marshall Project that Matta was one of the first people at the prison to die of the virus, which the article says killed eight men there in total.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Chad Marks, a man incarcerated at FMC Lexington, said Juan Matta was one of the first people to die of COVID-19 at the prison.
Reported by: Chad Marks, a man incarcerated at FMC Lexington (witnesses).