Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center, Sacramento County, California

A man died in his cell in the medical housing unit at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Sacramento County, according to the sheriff's office. The sheriff's office said he was housed alone because of ongoing medical issues and that investigators do not suspect foul play. Deputies found him at about 4:00 a.m. and called for medical help, but he was pronounced dead when the fire department arrived. His name has not been released, and no cause of death has been reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Sacramento County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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