Jeremy Garza
Jeremy Garza, a man held at Marquette Prison in Michigan, died by suicide in 2014. According to a 2019 account in The Atlantic, he told guards he was going to kill himself, and they allegedly laughed and told him to go ahead. A 2021 article by Voice of Detroit field editor Ricardo Ferrell repeats that a guard told him 'Go ahead' about half an hour before he died, an account Ferrell presents as his own and that cites no official finding. Neither source reports an official review of the death or a response from prison staff.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). Jeremy Alan Garza told guards he was going to kill himself, and a guard allegedly laughed and told him to go ahead, according to a Voice of Detroit editorial by Ricardo Ferrell.
Reported by: Ricardo Ferrell, Voice of Detroit field editor (reporters).