Deaths in Custody
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Corey Willis

29 years old · died June 2, 2021 · Doña Ana County Detention Center, Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Corey Lee Willis, 29, died on June 2, 2021, after being held at the Doña Ana County Detention Center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. According to Warden Bryan Baker, Willis was involved in a fight with another person held at the facility and was hospitalized with injuries from it. Baker said Willis had been released from custody on May 31 so his family could visit him and make medical decisions for him, and that he died from injuries sustained in the fight. The warden said an autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause and manner of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Warden Bryan Baker said Willis died from injuries sustained in a fight with another person held at the Doña Ana County Detention Center.

Reported by: Doña Ana County Detention Center Warden Bryan Baker (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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