Died in jail or a lockup

Tawana Johnson

46 years old · died February 8, 2015 · Central Cell Block, District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Tawana Johnson, 46, was found dead in a holding cell at the Central Cell Block in Washington, D.C., on the morning of Sunday, February 8, 2015. The death was described as an apparent suicide. The Department of Corrections and the Metropolitan Police Department said they were investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: Metropolitan Police Department (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

Source

Female Inmate Apparently Commits Suicide in Holding Cell NBC4 Washington, February 8, 2015

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