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Latest jail death Stories
  • Jail workers let woman with lupus die 'alone in her cell' after she was found 'slumped over' in car, took her to 'lower level clinic' instead of hospital before locking her up: Suit

    Chris PerezApr 1st
     
  • 'I feel like I'm gonna die': Jail guards ignored ailing inmate with diabetes as he lay on the floor for 10 hours in lead-up to death, lawsuit says

    David HarrisJan 7th
     
  • 'Not getting a free ride to the hospital': Jail staff told inmate to 'stop being a p—y' as he lay on floor writhing in pain before his death, lawsuit says

    David HarrisJul 9th
     
  • 'Rigor mortis had set up': Jailers waited several hours after inmate's death to call for emergency medical assistance, lawsuit says

    Jason KandelFeb 14th
     
  • Family of man who died 'like he was an animal' in jail cell begging for help wins $3.4 million settlement

    Jason KandelNov 12th
     
  • 2 jailers admit letting naked inmate freeze for 2 weeks in filthy jail cell without a bed or toilet until he died with 72-degree body temperature

    Jason KandelOct 11th
     
  • 'I can't even call them nurses': Family says jail nurses ignored man's agonizing pleas for help as he died slowly

    Brandi BuchmanJan 24th
     
  • Inmate who was locked up, held on bail for assault of police officer dies in cell; investigation opened

    Brandi BuchmanJan 10th
     
  • 'Kicked him to see if he was alive': Inmate spent 20 minutes beating cellmate to death without any officer intervening, police say

    Jason KandelJan 3rd
     
  • 'My son didn't have to die': Former Saints defensive end Glenn Foster Jr. strapped to chair, stripped naked, Tased and beaten while in jail custody, lawsuit alleges

    Jason KandelDec 8th
     
  • Teen arrested for DUI and meth possession found dead in jail hours after eating breakfast, family says

    Marisa SarnoffNov 14th
     
  • 'Mental illness is not a crime, and it should not be a death sentence': Inmate languished for 72 hours before he was found dead in his jail cell, DA says

    Jason KandelNov 10th
     
  • Officer found guilty of negligent homicide, second acquitted in Elijah McClain's in-custody death

    Jason KandelOct 12th
     
  • Family of man who died after deputies and staff at Virginia hospital pinned him down for 11 minutes during a mental health crisis gets $8.5 million settlement: Lawsuit

    Jason KandelSep 20th
     
  • Man accused of killing pregnant ex-girlfriend at domestic violence shelter dies by suicide: Sheriff

    David HarrisSep 18th
     
  • 'Neglected to death': Inmate with schizophrenia 'eaten alive' in jail cell 'torture chamber,' independent autopsy finds

    Jason KandelMay 23rd
     
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  2. 'Wash the sins out': Mom catches roommate trying to push her 5-year-old out the window — then she tries to drown them both, police say

  3. 'Just going out to get food': Man returning to apartment building beaten to death by strangers he let in behind him, cops say

  4. Mom on phone with son hears him shot dead by his 'irritating' upstairs neighbor who liked to 'brag' about his 9 mm, sheriff says

  5. 11-month-old boy sucked in dirt in final moments after he was buried alive by father during their walk in remote area: Cops

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