Name not reported
Two people held at Coxsackie Correctional Facility in Greene County, New York, died of COVID-19 over the same weekend in early January 2021, according to the Times Union and the Houston Chronicle. Their deaths were among six COVID-19 deaths reported in New York state prisons over three weeks. Advocates said the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is not treating the outbreak as a health crisis and called for changes to the state's response. The department said it is following state health guidelines and has expanded testing.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Advocates say the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is not treating the COVID-19 outbreak at Coxsackie as a health crisis, and called the state's response inadequate.
Reported by: Advocates (advocates); New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (the agency that held them).