Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A 33-year-old woman died in 2012 while held at the Dallas County jail in Texas. The medical examiner ruled that she died of a heroin overdose. Dallas County jailers listed her death in the state database as a justifiable homicide. The dispute is over that official classification, which differs from the medical examiner's finding.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). Dallas County jailers listed the death as a justifiable homicide in the state database, but the medical examiner ruled it a heroin overdose.
Reported by: Dallas County jailers, in the state database (the agency that held her); the medical examiner; the article's review of the state database and records (reporters).