Deaths in Custody
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Jose Arellano

23 years old · died June 4, 2019 · Elmwood Correctional Complex, Santa Clara County, California

Jose Arellano, 23, was held at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, California, when he was reported in medical distress on June 4, 2019. He was taken by ambulance to Valley Medical Center in San Jose, where doctors pronounced him dead. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said a joint investigation found no signs of foul play and attributed his death to pre-existing medical conditions.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office says pre-existing medical conditions caused his death, and a joint investigation found no signs of foul play.

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

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