Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An elderly person held at the Escambia County Detention Center in Alabama was found unresponsive during a cell check on Thursday, July 23, 2020, and was pronounced dead at the jail. Sheriff Heath Jackson said the death appeared to be from natural causes, and state investigators looked into it. Their name was not released.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Sheriff Heath Jackson said the death appeared to be from natural causes, and the state is investigating.
Reported by: Sheriff Heath Jackson (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.