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 6, 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.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The death was attributed to COVID-19, and the ACLU's class-action lawsuit describes the outbreak at the prison as rampant.
Reported by: Federal Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held them); ACLU (advocates).
Lawsuit: The ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit seeking the release of high-risk prisoners at FCC Oakdale in Louisiana, where five people had died of COVID-19.