(Cranston, RI) -- An ACI inmate who recently was diagnosed with COVID-19 died last week. The Department of Corrections said it was a 66-year-old man in the max security wing who was serving life without parole for a sex assault case. The DOC said he had underlying conditions which likely contributed to his death. Director Patricia Coyne-Fague said in a statement it is clear efforts must continue to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at the ACI, where hundreds of prisoners have gotten it.