Died in jail or a lockup
Daniesqui Lache Rodriguez
Daniesqui Lache Rodriguez died by suicide in November 2023 while held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County, Florida. According to WLRN, Judge Beth Bloom asked county officials at a federal hearing how the death occurred and whether it could have been prevented had the planned mental health facility been open. The death was raised as part of a wider concern about suicides in county jails under a federal consent decree.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Federal Judge Beth Bloom asked Miami-Dade County at a hearing how the suicide occurred and whether a planned mental health facility could have prevented it, as WLRN reported.
Reported by: Federal court (Judge Beth Bloom) (court); WLRN (reporters).