Deaths in Custody
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Melvin E. Phillips

died December 16, 1999 · Tarrant County Jail, Tarrant County, Texas

Melvin E. Phillips died on December 16, 1999 while held at Tarrant County Jail, a Texas county jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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