Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

53 years old · died July 8, 2018 · Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex, Santa Clara County, California

A 53-year-old man held at the Santa Clara County Jail in San Jose died on July 8, 2018. Sheriff's officials said he was found unresponsive in his single-person cell at about 7:20 p.m. while deputies and medical staff were distributing medication, and that he had several health issues. Officials have not released his name or the cause of death, and he was pronounced dead a short time after he was found.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Santa Clara County sheriff's officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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