Crime & Safety
Department of Correction Inmate Dies Due To COVID-19
The 69-year-old incarcerated male passed away Jan. 2 from complications related to the novel coronavirus.
Press release from State of Connecticut Department of Correction:
Jan. 4, 2021
An incarcerated individual under the supervision of the Connecticut Department of Correction passed away from complications related to the novel coronavirus.
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Due to medical privacy laws, the name of the individual is not being released.
The 69-year-old male had been transferred from the Agency’s MacDougall-Walker Medical Isolation Unit to an outside hospital for treatment on December 21, 2020, where he succumbed to his illnesses early Saturday morning, January 2, 2021.
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He last entered the Connecticut correctional system in June of 2006, and was serving a 20-year sentence for Sexual Assault in the First Degree. His maximum release date was June 8, 2024, and he was not eligible for parole until June of 2023.
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