Died in prison
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 reporting does not name them or give their ages. 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 says the coronavirus outbreak at the federal prison was rampant and seeks release of high-risk prisoners.
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 a COVID-19 outbreak there.