Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Scott Cutting

70 years old · FCI Terminal Island, Los Angeles County, California

Scott Cutting, 70, died of COVID-19 while held at the Terminal Island federal prison in San Pedro, California, according to a Los Angeles Times report from May 2020. A class-action lawsuit says he had underlying health conditions and should have been considered for release to home confinement under an April 3 directive from the Attorney General.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The article reports he died of COVID-19, and a class-action lawsuit says he had underlying health conditions and should have been considered for release to home confinement.

Reported by: news reporting in the article.

Lawsuit: A class-action lawsuit says Scott Cutting, who had underlying health conditions, should have been considered for release to home confinement before he died of COVID-19 at Terminal Island.

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