Joseph Perez
Joseph Perez, Jr., 47, died at San Quentin State Prison on December 4, 2018, where he was held in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was found unresponsive in his cell at 9:11 p.m. and pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m. The Marin County coroner's office later listed acute opioid intoxication as the cause of death, and the drug overdose was described as suspected while the autopsy was pending. A county public health officer said chronic substance abuse may have begun before he was incarcerated. Reports say his death came a day after another death at the prison, and that investigators were looking at whether the deaths were connected.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Marin County coroner's division says he died of acute opioid intoxication, and lists chronic substance abuse and heart and lung disease as other conditions.
Reported by: Marin County Sheriff's Office coroner's division (medical examiner or coroner).