Jeffrey Johnson
Jeffrey Johnson, 32, of Brownsville, Brooklyn, died on December 26, 2012, at Green Haven Correctional Facility in Dutchess County, New York. His family, including his sister Kisha Johnson, says he was weeks away from a planned homecoming to Brownsville. According to the family and county prosecutors and public defender as reported in the article, another person held at the facility struck him from behind with a 10-pound dumbbell. The family says there should have been better supervision, and they were considering a lawsuit against the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). Johnson's family says there should have been better supervision of the prison and is considering a lawsuit, and the attacker had a long history of mental illness, as the summary reports; the accounts agree another inmate struck him from behind with a 10-pound dumbbell.
Reported by: family; Dutchess County prosecutors and public defender.