Joleen Nez
Joleen Nez, 38, died on January 31, 2018, after she was found unconscious and not breathing in the detox unit of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Another person held in the unit found her around noon, and she was taken to a hospital, where she died. The Office of the Medical Investigator ruled the death an accident and reported damage to her brain and kidneys from her organs not getting enough blood and oxygen over a period of time. The office also linked the death to methamphetamine toxicity.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Office of the Medical Investigator ruled the death an accident linked to methamphetamine toxicity, with brain and kidney damage from lack of blood and oxygen.
Reported by: Office of the Medical Investigator (medical examiner or coroner).