Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

56 years old · died November 2008 · Dougherty County Jail, Dougherty County, Georgia

A 56-year-old man died in November 2008 while held at the Dougherty County Jail in Albany, Georgia. A WTVM report from December 2008 says he died by suicide, having hanged himself inside the jail. The report attributes this account to the jail's circumstances as described in the news coverage.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: news reports.

News report