Juan Villanueva
Juan Villanueva grew up in Los Angeles, where his family had moved when he was four, and his family flew out to be with him in his final weeks. He was held at the Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Mississippi, which is run by CCA under a federal contract. His family says he repeatedly reported shortness of breath, coughing up blood and chest pain and was not seen by a doctor for months, and that the delays worsened his condition. He was moved to a federal medical facility in North Carolina in May 2012 and died there on July 11, 2012, of lung cancer that had spread to his brain, according to a court filing by the warden. CCA declined to address his medical case, citing medical privacy laws.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The warden said in a court filing that he died of non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastasis, and his family says he repeatedly reported shortness of breath and coughing up blood but was not seen by a doctor for months, which worsened his condition.
Reported by: the warden, in a court filing (the agency that held him); his family.
Custody: Serving a sentence.