Name not reported
A 13-year-old boy from Midland died after being held at the Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex in Brownwood, Texas. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department said he tied something around his neck in his cell on May 19 and choked himself until he lost consciousness, and that he was then taken to hospitals in Fort Worth and Midland, where he died. The agency said a criminal and administrative investigation is underway and that it has found no evidence so far that staff mishandled the situation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department says the boy tied something around his neck in his cell and choked himself until he lost consciousness.
Reported by: Texas Juvenile Justice Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.