Daniel Ruiz
Daniel Ruiz, 61, died on July 11, 2020, at San Quentin State Prison in California, where they were held. COVID-19 is listed as the cause of death. Lawyers for Daniel Ruiz's family say the illness was contracted while held at the prison, and in September they filed a government claim, a step that comes before a lawsuit against the state corrections agency. The lawyers also say prison officials treated people held there as less than human.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). His family's lawyers say COVID-19 spread through San Quentin and that prison officials failed to protect people held there, and they filed a government claim against the state corrections agency.
Reported by: Lawyers for his family, who filed a government claim (family or their lawyers).