Died in jail or a lockup
Mark Moreno
Mark Moreno was 18. According to the reporting, his father took him to a local mental health crisis center during a serious episode, and instead of receiving treatment there, he was turned over to police and taken to a county jail. He died eight days later, and the reporting gives dehydration as the cause of death. A law firm that represents families in jail death cases has worked on cases like his.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. News reporting says he died of dehydration eight days after police took him from a mental health crisis center to a county jail.
Reported by: reporters.