Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died September 28, 2015 · DeSoto County Adult Detention Facility, DeSoto County, Mississippi

A person was found dead in a holding cell at the DeSoto County Jail in Mississippi on the night of Monday, September 28, 2015. The Sheriff's Department said the cause of death was still being determined and has not released further details. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has since taken up the inquiry into the death. Nothing in the available account names the person or describes them, so their identity and circumstances remain unknown.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: DeSoto County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held them); Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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