Name not reported
A 24-year-old person died on September 28, 2026, at the Lincoln County Detention Center in Carrizozo, New Mexico. Their name has not been made public. Early reports, citing sources within the jail and judiciary, described an apparent suicide, while an anonymous jail staff member said the person was diabetic and going through alcohol withdrawal. The Office of the Medical Investigator has not made a finding on the cause of death, and the county, the jail operator and the health care contractor have not said who currently issues medical orders at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). Alamogordo Town News and KALHRadio reported an apparent suicide per sources within the jail and judiciary, while an anonymous jail staff member said the person was diabetic and going through alcohol withdrawal; the cause has not been officially determined.
Reported by: Alamogordo Town News (reporters); KALHRadio (reporters); anonymous Lincoln County Detention Center staff member (the agency that held them).