Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Name not reported

61 years old · Sterling Correctional Facility, Colorado

A 61-year-old man held at the Sterling Correctional Facility in Colorado died in a death the Colorado Department of Corrections believes is linked to COVID-19. According to the department, he had either tested positive for the virus or shown symptoms before he died. His name was not released, and the department did not provide further details about his death or his care in the days before it.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Colorado Department of Corrections says the death is believed to be linked to COVID-19.

Reported by: Colorado Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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