Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died 2018

A newborn died in 2018 at a jail after being born in a cell to a woman who was held there. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office attributed the death to complications from chorioamnionitis, an infection of the placenta. No name for the baby has been reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office attributed the death to complications from chorioamnionitis, an infection in the placenta.

Reported by: Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).

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