Statesville Correctional Institute inmate dies of COVID-19, coroner’s office says

JOLIET, Ill. - An inmate at Statesville Correctional Institute in Joliet died of coronavirus, according to health officials.

Ronald Rice, 66, died early Sunday morning at Morris Hospital in Morris Illinois, the Grundy County coroner’s office said.

Rice was admitted to the prison in 1984 and was eligible for parole in 2048, according to state prison records.