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24 years old · died July 10, 2024 · Santa Clara County Jail, Santa Clara County, California

A 24-year-old man died at the Santa Clara County main jail on July 10, 2024. The Sheriff's Office said he hanged himself and classified his death as a suicide. The office counted it as one of two suicides in its jails that year.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: 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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