The Iowa Department of Corrections reports the death of two inmates. Jessie Joseph Gonzales, age 67,was pronounced dead Thursday evening. He died from complications related to COVID-19 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Originally incarcerated at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility, Gonzales had been serving a 25-year sentence for the crime of Distribution of Schedule 1 or 2 Controlled Substance to a Person Under 18, from Polk County. His sentence began on February 25, 2020.

The DOC says 70-year old William James Gibson was pronounced dead early Friday morning, due to natural causes (not COVID-related). He died at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center. Gibson had been serving a 30-year sentence for multiple convictions of Habitual Offender, from Buchanan County. His sentence began on December 20, 2019.