Deaths in Custody
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Cameron Kuanoni

died February 2, 2014 · Cowlitz County Jail, Cowlitz County, Washington

Cameron Kuanoni died on February 2, 2014, while held at the Cowlitz County Jail in Washington, where he had been booked days earlier. Court documents filed by his attorney, Nathan Roberts, say he died by hanging himself with a bedsheet. The lawsuit says he was detoxing, as others who died at the jail had been, and his parents are suing the county over his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). Court documents filed by attorney Nathan Roberts say he hanged himself with a bedsheet, and his parents' lawsuit against the county alleges he was detoxing and was not properly cared for.

Reported by: court documents filed by attorney Nathan Roberts (court); his parents' lawsuit against Cowlitz County (family or their lawyers).

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