ENFIELD, CT – MAY 03: A sign stands in front of Cybulski Rehabilitation Center, which includes the military Veterans Unit on May 3, 2016 in Enfield, Connecticut. The Veterans Unit houses some 110 prisoners, all U.S. military veterans convicted of crimes ranging from petty larceny to murder, all with typically less than two years left on their sentences. The unit is part of a Connecticut Department of Correction program to turn some prisons into reintegration centers to prepare inmates for successful re-entry into society. Criminal justice and prison reforms are taking hold with bi-partisan support nationwide in an effort to reduce prison populations and recidivism. The state’s criminal justice reforms fall under Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy’s “Second Chance Society” legislation. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Connecticut Department of Correction officials said an inmate has died because of Covid-19 after receiving treatment in the hospital for nearly a month.
Correction officials said the 43-year-old man had underlying health issues and refused intubation in the hospital last week. He died on Friday.
DOC officials said the man entered the prison system in October of last year and was serving a two and a half year sentence. He was in jail for selling a controlled substance and unlawful restraint, authorities said.
His maximum release date was in February of 2023.
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It is unknown whether the man was vaccinated. Officials did not release his name due to medical privacy laws.
