Died in jail or a lockup
Lorena Diaz
Lorena Diaz was 29 and a mother. In 2011 she survived a suicide attempt and was released from a county mental health clinic, and her mother reached out desperately to find a safe place for her. Diaz was booked into the downtown jail in Bakersfield, Kern County, where staff found her hanging from a bed sheet tied to a wall vent within two days, and reporting describes the death as a suicide. ProPublica reported it as the first in a string of suicides at that jail over the following year.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Staff found her hanging from a bed sheet tied to a wall vent within two days of booking, according to the account.