Name not reported

A man in his 80s died in February 2021 while held at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown, Maryland. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said in April 2021, after receiving the death certificate, that COVID-19 was the cause of death. The department said confirmation of COVID deaths often takes weeks or longer.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said the man died of COVID-19 after the death certificate was received.

Reported by: Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

• Maryland reports that two more inmates have died of COVID-19 as the pace of prisoner vaccinations accelerates Baltimore Sun, April 14, 2021