Satwinder Singh
Satwinder Singh died in March 2019 after he was found unresponsive in his cell at the Hamilton County Justice Center in Ohio. He was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he later died. Sheriff Jim Neil said he apparently overdosed on an unknown substance. In November 2019, Prosecutor Joe Deters said he died of a fentanyl overdose, and a grand jury indicted another person held at the jail for allegedly supplying the drug. The sheriff acknowledged that drug demand is high inside the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil said he apparently overdosed on an unknown substance, and Prosecutor Joe Deters said it was a fentanyl overdose; a grand jury indicted another inmate for supplying the drug.
Reported by: Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters; grand jury.