Thomas Howard
Thomas Howard, 30, died on December 27, 2015, two days after he hanged himself at the Denver Downtown Detention Center, where he was held. The Denver Sheriff's Department told the Gazette about the death and said the death was a suicide. Reports say the jail's protocol was to check on people held there twice per hour. A later report describes him as found dead in the Denver County jail in December 2015, with the cause listed as suicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The Denver Sheriff's Department says Howard hanged himself at the Denver Downtown Detention Center, and reports say the jail's protocol called for checks on people held there twice per hour.
Reported by: Denver Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him); Denver Gazette (reporters).