Died in prison
Name not reported
A man held at an East Texas prison died in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, after jumping from a walkway outside a third-floor cell. The Texas Deputy Inspector General's office said the death was a suicide. Several prisoners told The Marshall Project he had just learned he tested positive for COVID-19, and it is unclear whether he had pre-existing mental health problems.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Texas Deputy Inspector General Joe Buttitta's office attributes the death to suicide, and prisoners told The Marshall Project he had just learned he tested positive for COVID-19.
Reported by: Texas Deputy Inspector General Joe Buttitta's office (outside investigators); prisoners held at the East Texas prison (witnesses).