Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

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died May 29, 2023 · DeKalb County Jail, DeKalb County, Georgia

A person died at the DeKalb County Jail in Georgia on May 29, 2023, the first death of someone held at the jail that year. Officials believe the death was a suicide, according to the account published by Decaturish.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: DeKalb County Jail officials (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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