Deaths in Custody
Died in custody

Martha Youngren

67 years old · died February 28, 2003 · Cloud County Poor Farm, Cloud County, Kansas

Martha Youngren, 67, died on February 28, 2003, while held at the Cloud County Poor Farm in Cloud County, Kansas. A news report gave freezing as the cause of her death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. A news report says she froze to death at the county poor farm, where staff left her in conditions that exposed her to the cold.

Reported by: news report.

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