Deaths in Custody
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44 years old · died March 8, 2018 · Twiggs County Jail, Twiggs County, Georgia

A 44-year-old woman was found unconscious in her cell at the Twiggs County jail in Georgia on March 8, 2018, and was taken to a Macon hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Twiggs County Sheriff's office said preliminary signs pointed to a possible suicide. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating to determine what happened.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The sheriff's office says preliminary signs point to a possible suicide, and the GBI is investigating to determine what happened.

Reported by: Twiggs County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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