Deaths in Custody
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Barry Wright

57 years old · died September 19, 2024 · Liberty County Jail, Liberty County, Georgia

Barry Wright, 57, died while held at the Liberty County Jail in Georgia. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the death appears to be a suicide. An autopsy had not yet been performed when that information was released, so the cause and manner remain unconfirmed.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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