Deaths in Custody
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Douglas Colvin

60 years old · died March 15, 2021 · Polk County Jail, Polk County, Georgia

Douglas Colvin, 60, was held at the Polk County Sheriff's Office jail in Georgia when he died in his cell in the early morning of March 15, 2021. According to the sheriff's office, a fellow person held there alerted staff, and deputies who responded found no pulse. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the sheriff's office are both investigating, and the sheriff's office has not stated a cause or manner of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Polk County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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