Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A 48-year-old person died on Sunday night, July 26, 2020, in a holding cell in the intake booking area of the Jefferson Parish Correctional Facility in Gretna, Louisiana. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said the person was pronounced dead soon after medical treatment began. The sheriff's office said it found no evidence of self-harm or foul play and that it is investigating. The coroner had not yet released the person's name or cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.