Deaths in Custody
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William Curtis Barrett

74 years old · died November 20, 2022 · Harris County Detention Center, Harris County, Texas

William Curtis Barrett, 74, died on November 20, 2022, while held at the Harris County Jail in Texas. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said he had a possible cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at 7:20 p.m. that day, after being hospitalized. The Texas Attorney General's custodial death report lists the same date and facility.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Harris County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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