Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held at the Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham, Alabama, died on the night of Thanksgiving, November 28, 2019. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said he was found hanging by a bedsheet in a work area of the jail. The sheriff's office said the death is still under investigation and that the body was turned over to the coroner's office.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said he was found hanging by a bedsheet and that the death is still under investigation.
Reported by: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.