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 NOLA.com. The ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit seeking the release of high-risk prisoners at the facility, describing the outbreak there as rampant. The lawsuit says the prison's conditions put older and medically vulnerable prisoners at serious risk.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The ACLU's class-action lawsuit says the outbreak at FCC Oakdale was rampant and seeks release of high-risk prisoners, which describes the facility's COVID-19 response as inadequate.
Reported by: American Civil Liberties Union (family or their lawyers).
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 settlement or award amount was reported.