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Died in prison

Chijoke Isamade

35 years old · Metropolitan Detention Center Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Chijoke Isamade, 35, died at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, a federal facility. The Metropolitan Detention Center said he was held there rather than in ICE detention and had been transferred while waiting for a court hearing. L.A. Taco reported seeing medical examiners at the facility on video. His death is still under investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Metropolitan Detention Center (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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