Ginez
Joanna Ginez, a 36-year-old woman, died on June 25, 2025, while held at the Bexar County Jail in Texas. The sheriff's office said preliminarily that she suffered a medical episode compounded by withdrawal symptoms, and people held in her unit alerted deputies that she was unresponsive in her cell. The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office later attributed her death to methamphetamine toxicity and ruled it accidental, according to a later report. The sheriff's office and the Castle Hill Police Department are investigating the death under the Sandra Bland Act.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death accidental from methamphetamine toxicity, while the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said preliminarily that she suffered a medical episode compounded by withdrawal symptoms.
Reported by: Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Bexar County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her).