Ervin Robinson II
Ervin Robinson II, 42, died on April 12, 2025, after falling from an upper gallery at Egeler prison in Jackson, Michigan, where he was being held. Lucas Verran, a spokesman for the Michigan Corrections Department, said the cause was a fall from the gallery and that the death is under investigation. According to the report, Egeler and the nearby Parnall prison have seen five deaths since 2020 involving a fall or jump from upper floors with low railings, and a complaint to state regulators raised that concern earlier.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Lucas Verran, spokesman for the Michigan Corrections Department, said Robinson fell from an upper gallery and the death is still under investigation.
Reported by: Michigan Corrections Department (spokesman Lucas Verran) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.