Died in prison
Johnny Avila Jr.
Johnny Avila Jr., 62, was held at San Quentin State Prison in California. He died on July 26, 2020, at an outside hospital. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he appeared to have died from complications of COVID-19. The coroner will determine the exact cause of death, and the manner of death is listed as pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he appeared to have died from complications related to COVID-19, with the coroner to determine the exact cause.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (7)
- Two new deaths in San Quentin prison brings total to nine
- 16th San Quentin inmate dies of COVID-19
- Condemned Inmate Johnny Avila Jr. Dies - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Man on death row for Fresno County murders dies from apparent COVID-19 complications
- Coronavirus: These killers died on San Quentin’s Death Row
- By the numbers: A look at who has died of coronavirus in California prisons
- Coronavirus Prison Fatalities Surpass Two Decades of Executions; COVID-19 Has Killed More California Death Row Prisoners Than the State Has Executed in 27 Years