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Yuma prison warden dies from COVID-19; facility fighting virus outbreak
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - The warden of an Arizona state prison that has seen a major COVID-19 outbreak has died after being hospitalized over the weekend, the state Department of Corrections said.
Edwin Jensen was a warden at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Yuma, which houses more than 4,400 incarcerated people near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Department spokesperson Bill Lamoreaux said "we will not be issuing a statement at this time, out of respect for his family and the ADCRR who continue to grieve."
Yuma County sheriff’s Lt. Sam Pavlak said Jensen was hospitalized at Yuma Regional Medical Center over the weekend.
Edwin Jensen was a warden at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Yuma, which houses more than 4,400 incarcerated people near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Department spokesperson Bill Lamoreaux said "we will not be issuing a statement at this time, out of respect for his family and the ADCRR who continue to grieve."
Yuma County sheriff’s Lt. Sam Pavlak said Jensen was hospitalized at Yuma Regional Medical Center over the weekend.
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/yuma-prison-warden-dies-from-covid-19-facility-fighting-virus-outbreak
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