Deaths in Custody
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Michael Calvert

61 years old · died April 11, 2026 · Polk County Jail, Polk County, Texas

Michael Calvert, 61, died at the Polk County Jail in Texas around 5 a.m. on April 11, 2026. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said he had a medical emergency while in custody and that his death was not related to his incarceration. The medical examiner's report on the official cause of death was still pending when the reports were published.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Calvert had a medical emergency unrelated to his incarceration, and the medical examiner's ruling is pending.

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

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