Courtney Rhodes
Courtney Rhodes was the firstborn of her family, and they remember her as their child and say they want to see new policies so no one else dies this way. She died in November 2024 at the James A. Karnes Corrections Center in Franklin County, Ohio, about two weeks after she arrived there. An autopsy report listed the cause of death as a fentanyl overdose. A man held in the same facility was later sentenced in connection with her death and apologized to her family in court. Her family is calling for stricter policies at Franklin County jails to prevent future deaths.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The autopsy report states she died of a fentanyl overdose, and a fellow inmate was later sentenced in connection with her death.
Reported by: autopsy report.