Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano, 27, died at Telfair State Prison on July 20, 2023. Correction officers allegedly placed him in an outdoor concrete-floor cage without any water or shade for five hours.
On Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Wingo Smith, an attorney representing the Ramirez family, told show host Rose Scott that Ramirez’s internal body temperature reached 107 degrees. According to a press release from the family’s attorney’s office, Ramirez died from a cardiopulmonary attack that was caused by prolonged exposure to extreme heat.
The Georgia Department of Corrections says Ramirez died of natural causes, and Smith says the family still hasn’t received an autopsy report from Georgia Bureau of Investigation after several requests. Smith further explained why he believes prison officials acted negligently and discussed concerns about the prison system’s secrecy in cases like Ramirez’s and the lawsuit that has now been filed on behalf of his family.
