Died in prison
Name not reported
A man in his 60s who was being held at the Patuxent Institution in Maryland died of COVID-19 in May 2020, according to Maryland prison officials. His death was the fifth COVID-19 death announced in the state's prison system at that time. Officials said they do not identify people who die of COVID-19, citing health privacy laws.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Maryland prison officials said the man died of COVID-19, and the system does not name people who die from the disease, citing health privacy laws.
Reported by: Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.