Deaths in Custody
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Ricardo Duran

32 years old · died June 2020 · Pima County Adult Detention Center, Pima County, Arizona

Ricardo Duran, 32, was described by his sister-in-law Yesenia as outgoing and kind, someone who always put everyone else before himself, and he left behind a daughter, 16, and a son, 13. He died in June 2020, on Father's Day, in the Pima County Jail in Tucson, according to AZ Luminaria. The Tucson Sentinel reported that he was found unresponsive in his cell. His death was not made public until after the Sentinel asked about it in 2024, and his lawyer was not told for four days.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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