Juan Tristan
Juan Tristan was held at Oregon State Penitentiary and was admitted to Salem Hospital for treatment of COVID-19. He died there on January 22, 2021, about four weeks after his admission. His niece, Felishia Ramirez, is a plaintiff in a federal class-action lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Corrections, and through her lawyers she says he contracted the virus in prison and would have received care sooner had he not been incarcerated. The Oregon Department of Corrections declined to comment.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Felishia Ramirez, through her lawyers in a federal class-action lawsuit, says he contracted COVID-19 in prison and would have received care sooner had he not been incarcerated.
Reported by: Felishia Ramirez, through her lawyers and the federal class-action lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Felishia Ramirez and other plaintiffs brought a federal class-action suit against the Oregon Department of Corrections, alleging that he contracted COVID-19 in prison and would have received care sooner outside it, and no settlement or award was reported.