First inmate dies at N.J. prison ravaged by COVID
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
Myron Crosby, 58, tested positive for the coronavirus at the federal prison on Dec. 28 before being transported to a local hospital on Jan. 7 due to “breathing difficulties,” according to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
The agency said his health “continued to decline after being admitted to the hospital.”
He died on Jan. 22, the BOP said.
Crosby, of Springfield, Mass., had been incarcerated at Fort Dix since September 2019, where he was serving a 14-year sentence for conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute heroin.
Crosby, according to court documents, previously warned the BOP and a federal judge that he was susceptible to the deadly effects of COVID-19 due to his health and underlying conditions he had.