Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Douglas Edmisten

50 years old · died July 8, 2016 · Cibola County Correctional Center, Cibola County, New Mexico

Douglas Edmisten, 50, died on July 8, 2016, while held at the Cibola County Correction Center in Cibola County, New Mexico. A news report attributes his death to medical neglect, a claim that comes from that report rather than from an official finding.

Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. A news report describes the death as medical neglect, but the accounts provided do not give further detail on the specific failures of care.

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