Died in prison
Name not reported
A 59-year-old man held at SCI Houtzdale in Pennsylvania died of COVID-19, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, which announced it as the prison's first COVID-19 death among people in its custody. The department said he had underlying medical conditions, was taken to the hospital on December 27, and tested positive for the virus there. The department has not released his name.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections says he died of COVID-19, the prison's first such death among inmates.
Reported by: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.