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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died March 2011 · Miami-Dade County

A person died by suicide in March 2011 while held at a jail in Miami-Dade County. According to a U.S. Department of Justice complaint against the county, this person had been evaluated as suicidal and placed in a precautionary unit less than a month before their death. The DOJ complaint cites the death in its case against the county.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The U.S. Department of Justice complaint against Miami-Dade County cites the death as a suicide in March 2011.

Reported by: U.S. Department of Justice (outside investigators).

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