Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man died by suicide in 2017 while held at the Harris County Jail in Texas. The manner of death is attributed to suicide in the record, though the name, age and other personal details are not available here. A civil rights lawsuit over the death was dismissed, and an appeals court has upheld that dismissal.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide
Reported by: Harris County Jail (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
Lawsuit: A civil rights lawsuit over his death at the Harris County Jail was dismissed, and an appeals court upheld the dismissal.