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Leanna Washington

36 years old · died January 4, 2025 · Chambers County Detention Facility, Chambers County, Alabama

Leanna Washington, 36, of LaGrange, Georgia, died on January 4, 2025, while held at the Chambers County Detention Facility in Alabama. According to the Chambers County Sheriff's Office, she was found unresponsive in her cell about a week after being booked into the jail, and she was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office said no other people in custody or deputies were involved. The cause and manner of her death are still pending, and the state is investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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

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