Deaths in Custody
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Shaina Marie Taylor

died May 24, 2025 · Jackson County Jail, Jackson County, North Carolina

Shaina Marie Taylor died on May 24, 2025, while held at the Jackson County Detention Center in North Carolina. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office said detention officers found her in distress that morning. The State Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the death, and her body was sent for autopsy. The cause and manner of death had not been released when the reports were published.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Jackson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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