Two El Paso County Jail Inmates Commit Suicide Within 4 Months in 2022 Continued

Andres Linares Baca committed suicide in El Paso County Jail on May 29, 2022. He had been incarcerated in the El Paso jail for 19 days when he hung himself in his single-occupancy cell. Lifesaving efforts failed, and he was pronounced deceased in the jail. Mr. Baca was 39 years old at the time of his death.

A Travis County Jail Inmate Commits Suicide

Thirty-two-year-old Jared Jon Bell was incarcerated in Travis County Jail from February 7, 2022, until his death by suicide on February 9, 2022. Mr. Bell was jailed in the detention facility at 500 West 10^th Street in Austin, TX 78701. On the morning of his death, he was placed in the dayroom. There were no other inmates in the room, and a deputy left him there by himself at 9:19 AM as he was supposedly intending to use the telephone. Tragically, at 10:13 AM, a different officer found Mr. Bell with the phone cord wrapped around his neck.

The intake information about Mr. Bell indicates that he exhibited mental health problems and made suicidal statements during the entry process.

See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, and this ongoing series. 

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