Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A 26-year-old woman died in an Oregon jail in 2014, six days after she was taken into custody there. According to The Oregonian, she wrote increasingly desperate notes to jail staff begging for help before she died. The Oregonian attributes her death to withdrawal.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. The Oregonian reports she wrote increasingly dire notes begging jail staff for help during her six days behind bars, and her withdrawal was left untreated.
Reported by: The Oregonian (reporters).