Facilities · Jail
St. Joseph County Jail
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana · capacity 831
9 deaths are recorded here, from 2019 to 2026; 6 by name.
- undetermined 5
- illness 3
- staff force 1
Lawsuits over deaths here have brought at least $695,000 in settlements and awards, for 1 person.
The people
- Dustin Pate January 30, 2026
- Name not reported November 1, 2025
- Name not reported December 23, 2023
- William Merriweather May 23, 2022
- Rebecca Powell February 21, 2022
- Name not reported October 24, 2021
- Brian DeBeck April 21, 2021
- William Blake Anderson April 2021
- George Kearney March 24, 2019
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.