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Died in prison

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Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center, Muskogee County, Oklahoma

A woman held at Eddie Warrior Correctional Center in Taft, Oklahoma, died in hospital after being treated for symptoms associated with COVID-19, during an outbreak at the minimum-security prison. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said the medical examiner would determine whether COVID-19 was a significant factor, given her other health issues. Incarcerated people at the facility said open dormitory housing drove the outbreak and that they were not protected from it.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said she died after hospitalization with symptoms associated with COVID-19, and that the medical examiner would review the virus's role given her other health issues.

Reported by: Oklahoma Department of Corrections (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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