Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Jennifer Brooks

46 years old · died March 1, 2018 · Jefferson County Detention Facility, Jefferson County, Colorado

Jennifer Brooks, 46, died on March 1, 2018, while held at the Jefferson County Detention Facility in Golden, Colorado, where she was in pretrial custody. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, she was found unresponsive in her cell early that morning. She was pronounced dead at St. Anthony Hospital. The coroner had not yet determined the cause of death, and the sheriff's office said the death was under investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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

News report