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USP Lompoc (Photo: Federal Bureau of Prisons)
Source: Bureau of Prisons
On Saturday, May 2, 2020, inmate Daniel Lee Vadnais tested positive for COVID-19 at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Lompoc, California. Institution medical staff provided treatment and monitored his condition. On May 6, 2020, Mr. Vadnais was transported to the local hospital due to a rapid pulse and difficulty breathing. While at the hospital, his condition declined and he was placed on a ventilator on Friday, May 8, 2020. On Monday, June 1, 2020, Mr. Vadnais was pronounced dead by hospital staff.
Mr. Vadnais was a 56-year-old male who was sentenced in the Eastern District of Washington to a 108-month sentence for Receipt of Child Pornography. He had been in custody at the FCI Lompoc since August 23, 2019.
FCI Lompoc is a Low security facility that currently houses 949 male offenders within the Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc, California.
The Bureau of Prisons will continue to provide daily updates and information on actions related to COVID-19 at www.bop.gov/coronavirus/index.jsp
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