Leroy Bergstrom

Leroy Bergstrom died on June 27, 2020, while held at the Faribault prison in Minnesota. The Post Bulletin, in a report published on March 30, 2021, listed the cause of his death as COVID-19. His death came four days after another man held at the same prison died, during the first wave of COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota state prisons.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: prior record cause claimed field.

Source

• "It’s dead man walking": Post Bulletin investigation reveals mistreatment of Minnesota inmates during pandemic Post Bulletin, March 30, 2021