Deaths in Custody
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Regis Jackson

35 years old · died February 2025 · DeKalb County Jail, DeKalb County, Georgia

Regis Darnell Jackson, 35, was held at the DeKalb County Jail in Georgia, where he had been since August 2022, according to officials. In February 2025, officials said he was found unresponsive in his cell and taken to Emory Decatur Hospital, where he later died. The medical examiner's completed report ruled his death natural, caused by blood clots. The sheriff's office did not publicly announce the death at the time.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: DeKalb County officials (the agency that held him); medical examiner or coroner.

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