Rory Price
Rory Price, 39, was held at a South Jersey halfway house about two weeks before his scheduled release, a release the governor's executive order was meant to speed for people with medical conditions or near the end of their sentences. He was hospitalized and died of COVID-19 in May 2020. His mother, Bernice Ferguson, said the state's delay in releasing people caused his death and that the state should be held accountable. She had planned a big party for his release and spoke publicly at a news conference about losing her son.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed). Rory Price died of COVID-19, according to his mother, Bernice Ferguson, who says the state's delay in releasing people caused his death.
Reported by: Bernice Ferguson, his mother (family or their lawyers).