Name not reported
A person held at the Middlesex County Jail in Billerica died by suicide in 2017, according to the Middlesex County Sheriff's Department and county officials. The sheriff's department later commissioned an external audit of its suicide prevention program, which concluded the 2017 suicides were not preventable but identified areas for improvement. Officials said the jail has since expanded staff training and mental health screening.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Middlesex County Sheriff's Department and county officials say the person died by suicide, and an external audit of the jail's suicide prevention program found the death was not preventable.
Reported by: Middlesex County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held them); county officials.