Azhalia Gisele Corral
Azahlia Corral, 22, died on March 6, 2021, while held at the El Paso County Jail in Texas. The county medical examiner's autopsy report, as reported by KTSM, lists suicide by hanging, and jail reports say a detention officer found her hanging from a cell partition around 7:30 in the evening after she had been placed on a 15-minute observation watch. Her family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against El Paso County, and their attorney says the county should have watched her more closely while she waited for a suicide smock. The lawsuit and her attorney say her death reflects broader problems in Texas jails.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The county medical examiner's autopsy ruled her death a suicide by hanging, but her family's federal lawsuit says jail staff failed to watch her closely enough while she waited for a suicide smock.
Reported by: County of El Paso Office of the Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Her family's federal lawsuit against El Paso County (family or their lawyers); KTSM (reporters).
Lawsuit: Her family sued El Paso County in federal court over her death, alleging civil rights violations.