Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Daniel Mendoza

22 years old · died May 11, 2023 · Wainwright Unit, Houston County, Texas

Daniel Mendoza, 22, died on May 11, 2023, while held at the Wainwright Unit, a Texas state prison, according to the Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial death report. A local news report said he was found in his cell and pronounced dead at 7:16 a.m. by a justice of the peace, and its headline described the death as a suicide. The Texas Office of Inspector General was notified.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A news article's headline describes the death as a suicide.

Reported by: news article headline.

News reports (2)