Died in prison
Name not reported
A man in his late 50s who was held at the Fremont Correctional Facility near Cañon City, Colorado, died at Littleton Adventist Hospital on October 27, 2020, after being treated for coronavirus symptoms. He had been taken to a hospital in the Cañon City area on October 14 before being transferred. The state corrections department announced the death and said it would not release his name, citing medical privacy laws.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The state corrections department announced the death after he was treated for coronavirus symptoms at a hospital, without giving a cause of death.
Reported by: state corrections department. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.