Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Sam Dunn

29 years old · died January 7, 2016 · Essex County Correctional Facility, Essex County, Massachusetts

Sam Dunn, 29, died on January 7, 2016, while held at the Essex County Jail in Essex County, Massachusetts. A news report, as recorded in the source for this entry, attributed the death to medical neglect. The available material does not describe Dunn's family, work, or what happened in the days before the death, and the official account of care given to Dunn is not recorded here.

Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. A news report lists the cause as medical neglect, but the accounts provided do not describe the specific failures of care.

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