Deaths in Custody
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Joshua Cruz Doria

23 years old · died November 25, 2015 · Pinal County Adult Detention Center, Pinal County, Arizona

Joshua Cruz Doria, 23, was a father to three children and a collector of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles memorabilia. He died on November 25, 2015, at the Pinal County Jail in Florence, Arizona, where he was being held. A news report says he hanged himself. Coverage of his death was tied to a ranking that placed the Pinal County jail among the nation's top 10 for deaths in custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Pinal County Jail reported that Joshua Cruz Doria hanged himself.

Reported by: Pinal County Jail (the agency that held him); reporters.

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