Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Name not reported

FMC Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky

A person held at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, died of coronavirus-related causes, according to federal prison data reported by WKYT. Federal data was the first report of this death, and the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department later added two more deaths of people held at the facility from the virus. By mid-May 2020, three coronavirus deaths among people held at the facility had been reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Federal prison data and the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department attribute the deaths to coronavirus-related causes.

Reported by: Federal Bureau of Prisons data as reported by WKYT (the agency that held them); Lexington-Fayette County Health Department.

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