Bill Ludwig, patient who helped pioneer cancer immunotherapy at Penn, dies at 75 of COVID-19 Marie McCullough, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bill Ludwig was losing his decade-long battle with an insidious type of leukemia when he became the inaugural recipient of an experimental immune therapy being developed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
“I didn’t hesitate, because I had no options left,” Mr. Ludwig told The Inquirer in 2015. “And also, these people at Penn had been so wonderful to me and my family for 10 years. I felt obligated to say yes. Did I ever think it would be successful? Not in a million years.”
New Jersey is now offering voluntary COVID-19 vaccinations to corrections officers and inmates in all state prisons, but questions remain about whether there will be enough participation to keep workers and prisoners safe as the virus continues to spread.
The state s vaccination effort already plagued by a confusing public rollout and not enough supply takes on an added sense of urgency inside prisons, where tight spaces and a high frequency of chronic medical conditions make staff and inmates more vulnerable to the virus.
When COVID crept into Garden State prisons in the first wave of the virus s surge last spring, the state tallied a higher death rate than any other state.
Pelican Bay Inmate Found Dead In Cell, Cellmate Suspected In Homicide
Daniel Haro/CDCR
A 27-year-old Pelican Bay State Prison inmate was found dead in his cell Thursday.
Officials are investigating Martin Aguilar s death as a homicide and say his cellmate, Daniel Haro, is a suspect, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
From a CDCR news release:
CRESCENT CITY – Officials at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) are investigating the death of inmate Martin Aguilar as a homicide.
Aguilar, 27, was found dead in his cell this morning and was pronounced deceased at 9:21 a.m.
Aguilar was received from San Diego County on April 19 2015, to serve eight years for assault with a deadly weapon and an enhancement for a street gang act in commission of a serious felony; two years for possession of a controlled substance for sale; and one year, four months for assault with any means likely to produce great bodily injury of a peace officer/firefighter. While i
CRESCENT CITY, Calif.
An inmate at a maximum-security California prison inmate died Thursday and his cellmate is suspected in his death, authorities said.
Martin Aguilar, 27, was pronounced dead shortly before 9:30 a.m. after being found in his cell at Pelican Bay State Prison, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement.
His cellmate, Daniel Haro, “is the suspect in this case,” the statement said. It didn’t provide other details about the death.
Aguilar was sent to prison from San Diego County in 2015 after being convicted of assault with a deadly weapon connected to a street gang, possession of a controlled substance and assault on peace officer or firefighter likely to cause cause great bodily injury. While in prison, Aguilar also was convicted of battery for two attacks on non-prisoners at separate facilities, state prison officials said.
Dec 29, 2020
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South Jersey prison 1st state correctional facility to receive COVID-19 vaccine for staff, inmates
BRIDGETON â Inmates and staff at a South Jersey prison on Tuesday became the first in the state to start receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, state officials confirmed.
The inoculations started at South Woods State Prison, state Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Carden said.
There are two other prisons in the region, Southern State Correctional Facility and Bayside State Prison, both in Maurice River Township.