Died in prison
Name not reported
A person held at Stafford Creek Corrections Center near Aberdeen, Washington, died of COVID-19, according to the Washington Department of Corrections, which did not name them in its news release. It was the fourth COVID-19 death in the state's prisons since the pandemic began. The death came as cases were rising across the state's prisons, and advocates and families were calling for more releases to reduce crowding.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Washington Department of Corrections said the prisoner died of COVID-19.
Reported by: Washington Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.