Johnny Harris

Johnny Harris died on January 4, 2018, while held at the Edgecombe County Detention Center in North Carolina. A death investigation by the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHSR), as reported by Disability Rights North Carolina, found that Edgecombe County Detention Center staff failed to perform a number of required supervision rounds before his death. The sources do not establish how he died, and no other account of the circumstances was provided.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). A state health regulators' investigation (DHSR) found that Edgecombe County Detention Center staff did not perform required supervision rounds before his death.

Source

• A Slap on the Wrist and a Rubber Stamp: NC Lets Sheriffs Break All the Rules Disability Rights North Carolina, December 7, 2022