Carlos Ramirez
Carlos Ramirez, 26, died in Los Angeles County custody in 2025. His family says his cancer was improving before his arrest, and his sister Vanessa spoke about him at an oversight commission meeting. The Medical Examiner lists the cause of death as natural, from complications of leukemia. His family says he was not getting the medications he needed for his cancer while held, and that he was sent to a hospital a week before he died; they say the jail's neglect caused his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The L.A. County Medical Examiner ruled the death natural, from complications of leukemia, but his family says jail staff did not give him the cancer medications he needed.
Reported by: L.A. County Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); his family.