Died in prison
Ronald Rice
Ronald Rice, 66, died on April 5, 2020, at Morris Hospital in Morris, Illinois, while he was held at Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet. The Grundy County coroner's office said he died of COVID-19 and announced the death without releasing further information. A state record of the death, as reported by the Illinois Department of Corrections, lists the manner of death as natural causes.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Grundy County coroner's office said Ronald Rice died of COVID-19, and the Illinois Department of Corrections reported the death as natural causes.
Reported by: Grundy County coroner's office (medical examiner or coroner); Illinois Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).