Nicholas Rodriquez
Nicholas Rodriguez, 43, died on April 1, 2020, after contracting COVID-19 while held at the Federal Correctional Institution Oakdale I in Oakdale, Louisiana. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, prison medical staff found he had a high temperature, rapid heartbeat and difficulty breathing, and he was taken to a local hospital on March 25. He tested positive there, was placed on a ventilator on March 27, and died about a week later. Prison officials said he had long-term pre-existing medical conditions, and a class-action lawsuit by the ACLU sought the release of high-risk prisoners at the facility, citing an outbreak it described as rampant.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Federal Bureau of Prisons says he died of COVID-19 and had long-term pre-existing medical conditions.
Reported by: Federal Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.