Angel Unique Tina Jamison
Angel Unique Tina Jamison was 19 and had a history of suicide attempts and mental illness diagnoses. She died by suicide in March 2022 while held in the special housing unit of the Greenville County Detention Center in Greenville, South Carolina. Her parents' wrongful death lawsuit says jail officials should have moved her to a psychiatric hospital or a more intensive level of care as her condition worsened. Detention center lawyers deny responsibility and say her death resulted from her medical condition and her own conduct.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The SLED investigative report and the parents' wrongful death lawsuit attribute her death to suicide, but her parents' lawsuit alleges jail officials failed to move her to a psychiatric hospital or more intensive care despite her worsening condition, and the detention center's lawyers deny responsibility.
Reported by: South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) (outside investigators); parents' wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers); Greenville County Detention Center lawyers (the agency that held her).
Lawsuit: Her parents sued Greenville County and the Greenville County Detention Center over her death, and detention center lawyers deny responsibility.