Died in prison
Name not reported
A man held at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Washington, died by hanging in September 2016, according to the Washington Department of Corrections. The department described him as a mentally ill man. The department also said his death ended a 12-month stretch with no suicides among people in its custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Washington Department of Corrections says the man, who was mentally ill, hanged himself at Monroe Correctional Complex in September 2016.
Reported by: Washington Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.