Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man, 35, died on May 18, 2026, at Tazewell County Jail, in the custody of the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office. The death was reported to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, which does not publish the names of the people who died. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office reported the manner of death as pending. Its report says: “Detainee continued to site religious beliefs and refused to eat.”
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Tazewell County Sheriff's Office lists the manner of death as pending.
Reported by: Tazewell County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.