Died in prison
Michael Fleming
Michael Fleming, 59, was held at the Federal Correctional Institution on Terminal Island in San Pedro, California, when he contracted COVID-19 in April 2020. According to ABC7 Los Angeles, he tested positive on April 8 and was taken to a local hospital three days later, where he died on April 19 as his condition worsened. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said he had pre-existing medical conditions that made him more vulnerable to the virus and attributed his death to COVID-19 complications.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: U.S. Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held him); federal prison officials. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.