Deaths in Custody
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Kerry Parks

63 years old · died November 19, 2025 · Harris County Detention Center, Harris County, Texas

Kerry Parks, 63, was being held at the Harris County Jail in Houston when he had a medical emergency early on November 19, 2025. He was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just after 5 a.m. The Harris County Sheriff's Office, through spokesperson Jason Spencer, attributed the death to a medical emergency, but said the details were not immediately clear.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Harris County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Jason Spencer said Parks suffered a medical emergency and that details of his death were not immediately clear.

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

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