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Died in custody

Name not reported

died May 16, 2020

A Texas Commission on Jail Standards report says a person held at a Texas jail died by suicide by hanging on May 16, 2020. The report says the suicide screening form was not completed for this person. As the report records it, the death was by hanging, and the screening gap is noted as part of the same account.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The Texas Commission on Jail Standards report says the suicide screening form was not completed for the person.

Reported by: Texas Commission on Jail Standards (outside investigators).

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