His maximum release date was in April of 2027 and he was not eligible for parole until April of 2021, officials said.
“I would be lying if I said that hearing this bad news was not disheartening, but it only strengthens my resolve to continue the Agency’s fight to combat the spread of this virus,” said Commissioner Designate Angel Quiros. “My condolences go out to his family.”
DOC officials said this is the thirteenth inmate COVID death.
The DOC announced an inmate death Monday night. The man entered the correctional system in May of 2000 and was serving a 60-year sentence, suspended after 40 years, for aggravated first degree sexual assault and first degree kidnapping with a firearm.
12th Connecticut inmate dies of COVID-19 as cases rise again in prison population
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