Jeffrey Fairchild
Jeffrey Fairchild, 55, was held at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles County. His family says he wrote poetry and socially conscious rap lyrics, took part in jailhouse ministry, and had a daughter. In September 2024 a deputy used force against him, and his family says it broke his neck and left him quadriplegic; he died of a heart attack at a hospital in April 2025. The Sheriff's Department found the force reasonable, while federal monitors found it preventable, and the family's wrongful death lawsuit is pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). The family's wrongful death lawsuit says deputy force in September 2024 broke his neck and left him quadriplegic, and that he later died of a heart attack; the Sheriff's Department found the force reasonable, and federal monitors called it preventable.
Reported by: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him); federal monitors; Jeffrey Fairchild's family, in their wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit over his death, and the case is pending with no amount reported.