2nd inmate at FCI Fort Dix dies from COVID-19 complications
Fernando Marulanda Trujillo, 69, died on March 25.
Marulanda Trujillo first tested positive of COVID-19 on Dec. 12, according to the BOP. He was transported to a local hospital on the same day, and on Dec. 22, he was declared recovered after presenting no symptoms.
Marulanda Trujillo, who suffered from preexisting medical conditions that made him more vulnerable to COVID-19, was then transported to a long-term care facility, the BOP said.
His conditioned worsened on March 16, and once again he was transported to a local hospital, the BOP said. He died nine days later.
2 inmates begged for release from federal prison in N.J. where coronavirus raged. They both died of COVID.
Updated Mar 14, 2021;
Posted Mar 13, 2021
Dominick Pugliese (left) and Myron Crosby (right) both contracted COVID-19 while incarcerated at Fort Dix federal prison and later died from complications of the virus.
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When a federal judge released Dominick Pugliese from custody in February, the former Fort Dix inmate was nearly dead.
It was the exact dire situation Pugliese feared could happen when he applied for compassionate release last April as the coronavirus pandemic began devastating the region.
Pugliese told prosecutors and a federal judge that the virus could place him in greater danger of having a serious illness due to his underlying health conditions, like asthma and hypertension, according to court documents.