Jayshawn Johnson
Jayshawn Johnson, 20, was a Hartford man who was held at the Hartford Correctional Center. Department of Correction officials said medical staff there determined he needed care the facility could not provide, and he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died shortly after arrival on April 23, 2026. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later reported that he died of natural causes, an influenza B infection with bacterial pneumonia. The State Police and the state Office of the Inspector General are investigating his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death natural, from an influenza B infection with bacterial pneumonia.
Reported by: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner).
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- Death of inmate at Hartford prison under investigation
- CT Department of Correction investigating in-custody death of man recently arrested on murder charge
- Inmate Dies After Being Taken For Medical Treatment From Hartford Correctional Center
- 13th Person Dies in DOC Custody This Year
- Influenza B determined to be cause of death for CT man in state custody on murder charge