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Peter Yee

died 1998 · Sacramento County Main Jail, Sacramento County, California

Peter Yee died by suicide in 1998 while held at the Sacramento County Main Jail in California. A later court case brought by a relative, Yee v. Sacramento County Main Jail, names the jail in connection with his death. According to the article reporting on the case, police officers did not tell jail staff that he had said he wanted to die when he was arrested.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). A court case brought by a relative says police did not tell jail staff that Yee had said he wanted to die when arrested, and the article cites that case as the source of the suicide account.

Reported by: Yee v. Sacramento County Main Jail (court case cited by the article author) (court); his relative's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).

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