Died in prison
Name not reported
A man held at Washington State Penitentiary died on December 31, 2020, after contracting COVID-19 and being taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. According to the Department of Corrections, he was the second person to die of COVID-19 at the prison and the seventh person in its custody to die during the pandemic.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Department of Corrections said he contracted COVID-19 and died after treatment at a nearby hospital.
Reported by: Washington State Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.