Name not reported
Five people held at FCC Oakdale, a federal prison in Louisiana, had died of COVID-19 as of April 2020, according to the reporting. None of the five is named in the article, and no ages or other details about them are given. The ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit seeking the release of high-risk prisoners at the facility, describing the outbreak there as rampant.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The ACLU's class-action lawsuit seeks release of high-risk prisoners at FCC Oakdale, citing an outbreak it called rampant, which implies inadequate protection from COVID-19.
Reported by: the ACLU (advocates).
Lawsuit: The ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit seeking the release of high-risk prisoners at FCC Oakdale, a federal prison in Louisiana, after COVID-19 deaths there; no payment amount was reported.