Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A 61-year-old man died in March 2023 while held in Los Angeles County's downtown jails. The county medical examiner's department listed multiple organ failure and heart disease as the cause of death. A later review by an oversight agency found that he had hypothermia, with a body temperature of 87.6 degrees, after heating systems in the jails failed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). The medical examiner listed multiple organ failure and heart disease, but a later oversight agency review found he died of hypothermia after the jail's heating systems failed.
Reported by: Los Angeles County medical examiner's department (medical examiner or coroner); an oversight agency.