Edward Johnson
Edward Johnson, 76, died on November 1, 2021, while held at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Sacramento County, California. He had been hospitalized on October 25 with low oxygen levels, and the county said he died of complications from COVID-19. His family says he was healthy when he was taken into custody in May and believes conditions at the jail contributed to his death; they are seeking attorneys to file a lawsuit. His sister Pearl Robertson and eldest daughter Simone Johnson have spoken about him, and his daughter said he sounded tired when she last spoke with him about a month earlier.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Sacramento County attributes the death to complications from COVID-19, and his family says he was healthy when jailed and believes conditions at the jail contributed to his death.
Reported by: Sacramento County (the agency that held him); Sacramento County Public Health; his family.