Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An unnamed person died at the Shelby County Jail in Memphis, Tennessee, in December 2024, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, which confirmed the death. Local reporting said it was the 12th death at the men's jail that year. A county commissioner linked the jail's deteriorating conditions to the rising number of deaths. No name, age, sex, or cause of death has been reported for this person, and the sheriff's office has not stated a manner of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Shelby County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.