Died in jail or a lockup

Richard Higgs

58 years old · died February 22, 2021 · Regional One, Shelby County, Tennessee

Richard Higgs, a 58-year-old Black man, died on February 22, 2021, while in custody at Regional One in Shelby County, Tennessee. The reported cause of death was complications of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate, with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease as a contributing cause. The death was recorded as natural. The Commercial Appeal reported it on August 16, 2023.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Regional One (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

Here's everyone who has died in custody of the Shelby County Sheriff's Office since 2016 The Commercial Appeal, August 16, 2023

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