Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Joseph Ballay

68 years old · died March 12, 2018 · Plaquemines Parish Detention Center, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Joseph Ballay, 68, died on March 12, 2018, while held at the Plaquemines Parish Detention Center in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. A news report listed the cause of death as a medical emergency. Beyond that, the available account gives no information about how the emergency unfolded or whether staff responded to it.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: reporters.

News report