Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held at the D.C. jail while awaiting trial died of COVID-19. Another man held at the jail, who had also contracted the virus, recalled his death. The death came days after the D.C. Department of Corrections denied the man's court appeal for medical release.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Another man held at the D.C. jail says the man died of COVID-19 days after the Department of Corrections denied his court appeal for medical release.
Reported by: D.C. Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); another man held at the D.C. jail (witnesses).