Died in prison
Name not reported
A 40-year-old man died on April 24, 2020, while held at SCI Phoenix, a Pennsylvania state prison in Montgomery County. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections said he had tested positive for COVID-19 and attributed his death to the disease. The department withheld his name, citing privacy concerns, and his death did not appear on its public database until it confirmed the test results on April 29.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections said the man died after testing positive for COVID-19.
Reported by: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.