Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died June 2026 · Maricopa County Jail - Lower Buckeye Jail, Maricopa County, Arizona

A person died in custody at the Lower Buckeye Jail, a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office facility, over a weekend in June 2026, before June 29. The sheriff's office has not released the person's name, cause of death, or the circumstances, and says its Jail Crimes Detectives are investigating. Autopsies are pending to determine the time and manner of death. This was one of three deaths in custody at the jail that weekend, according to the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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