Died in juvenile detentionUnder 18
Name not reported
A 13-year-old boy died by suicide at the Ware Youth Center, a juvenile facility in Red River Parish, Louisiana, in 2019, two days after a 17-year-old boy died at the same facility. According to a Louisiana inspector general report cited by NOLA.com, staff did not check his holding cell for more than two hours before he was found dead. The suicide finding comes from that report.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The Louisiana inspector general's report says staff did not check his cell for over two hours before he was found dead.
Reported by: Louisiana inspector general report (outside investigators).