Justin Lee Kail
Justin Kail, 31, died on May 17, 2022, while held in Riverside County, California. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department said he was found unresponsive in his cell at the Murrieta jail facility, and the cause of death was still being determined. His mother, Sharon Kidd, filed a federal lawsuit saying he died of a fentanyl overdose and arguing that the Sheriff's Department and correctional officers should have known that people held there were using narcotics, including fentanyl, at an alarming rate. The cause and manner of his death remain disputed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The sheriff's department said the cause of death was still being determined, while his mother's federal lawsuit says he died of a fentanyl overdose and that staff should have known inmates were using narcotics at an alarming rate.
Reported by: Riverside County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him); his mother's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother filed a federal lawsuit over his death against the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and correctional officers, and no payment amount has been reported.