Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died October 2023 · Cameron County, Texas

A woman held in a Cameron County, Texas jail died in October 2023. According to the autopsy report, she died of fentanyl poisoning, and the death was ruled accidental. The Texas Rangers investigated the death, and state jail inspectors later visited the county's jails.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The autopsy report attributes the death to fentanyl poisoning and rules it accidental.

Reported by: autopsy report.

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