Ronald Lynn Hall
Ronald Lynn Hall died on July 8, 2018, while held at the Travis County Jail in Texas, according to the Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial death report. A 2021 Corrections1 account says he was 55 and had been repeatedly striking his head against the padded walls of his cell. It reports that a corrections officer saw him shaking on the floor and called a nurse, who told staff he was safe in his padded cell, and that he was dead later that morning. The details of the medical response and the cause of death are reported only in that account and are not confirmed by the state report, which lists no manner or cause.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). According to investigative reports, a nurse told staff Hall was safe in his padded cell after an officer found him shaking on the floor, and he died later that morning.
Reported by: investigative reports.