Died in jail or a lockup
Renee Houston
Renee Houston, 57, was held at the Oklahoma County jail after a crisis at Integris Hospital in August 2022. Her pastor, in a video posted online, said she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 9 and wrote a book to help others cope with mental illness. Houston died at a hospital on November 19, 2022, after a medical emergency on the jail's medical floor, according to KOCO. A medical examiner's report listed hypertensive heart disease as the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The medical examiner's report listed hypertensive heart disease as the cause of death.
Reported by: medical examiner's report (medical examiner or coroner).