Died in prison
Maurice McReynolds
Maurice McReynolds, a Black man aged 53, died on October 26, 2020, while held at East Moline Correctional Center in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Corrections classified his death as natural, and records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars list acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute COVID-19 viral pneumonitis as the cause. The Quad-City Times reported that he was the fourth person to die of COVID-19 at the prison that month, and the correctional officers' union said the men died at area hospitals.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: Illinois Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority; UCLA Law Behind Bars.