This footage was filmed and produced 8 February 2021.
Activists are calling or answers Monday night after the Metropolitan Detention Center reported its first coronavirus-related death inside the building.
Family and supporters of 46-year-old Edwin Segarra say they’re frustrated over unanswered questions they have over his Feb. 5 death.
Activists from Black Lives Matter joined his family Monday and say nobody should have to die from the virus alone.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons released a written statement explaining that Segarra tested positive for the coronavirus on Jan. 25 and was immediately placed in isolation.
They say 11 days later, he was found in distress and having what they call seizure-like movements.
That’s when the Bureau of Prisons says he was given emergency medical services and rushed to a local hospital.
Activists are demanding a full investigation. They say Segarra received a COVID-19 vaccine after he tested positive for the virus.
They are demanding that his body be released so they can investigate further.