Died in prison
Name not reported
The person who died has not been named in the sources. They were held at Elkton Federal Correctional Institution, a low-security federal prison in Ohio, during a COVID-19 outbreak there. The ACLU of Ohio and the Ohio Justice and Policy Center said that by April 12, 2020, at least three people held at Elkton had died, and they attributed this death to COVID-19. The groups cited these deaths in a class action habeas petition seeking the release of medically vulnerable prisoners.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The ACLU of Ohio and the Ohio Justice and Policy Center cite COVID-19 as the cause of deaths at Elkton federal prison during the outbreak there.
Reported by: ACLU of Ohio and Ohio Justice and Policy Center (advocates).