Name not reported
A man held at Franklin Correctional Facility in Malone, New York, died of complications from COVID-19, according to the state corrections department's online database. Advocate Jose Saldana of the Release Aging People in Prison campaign said the man was getting ready to be released when he died. His family believes he caught the virus from contact within a prison dormitory. Saldana, who was notified by the family, called for his release and criticized contact tracing in state prisons.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The state corrections department's online database lists complications of COVID-19 as the cause, and his family believes he caught the virus in a prison dormitory.
Reported by: New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision online database (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.