Inmate Philip Deangelo White Dies in an Indiana County Jail
In October 2025 news out of Howard County, Indiana, an inmate died in the custody of the Howard County Jail on October 31, 2025.
A 29-year-old man died Friday evening while being held at the Howard County Jail, the sheriff’s office announced. Authorities identified him as Philip Deangelo White.
Officials say that at approximately 5:12 p.m., another inmate alerted staff that a man in a nearby cell appeared unresponsive. Correctional officers and jail medical personnel rushed to the housing unit and attempted to revive Mr. White. Paramedics from Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo Hospital and Kokomo firefighters soon arrived to continue emergency efforts. Despite attempts to save his life, Philip Deangelo White was pronounced deceased at 5:48 p.m. on October 31.
The Indiana State Police and the Howard County Coroner’s Office have taken the lead on the investigation, with support from the Howard County Sheriff’s Office. An autopsy is expected to take place on Monday under the coroner’s direction. At this stage, officials do not suspect foul play.
Howard County Jail is at 1800 West Markland Avenue, Kokomo, Indiana, 46901. The jail has a 364-bed capacity.
Mary Strong Dies of Sepsis After Allegedly Being Denied Medical Care in an Alabama Jail
Mary J. Strong’s family alleges that Alabama jail staff failed to care for a gravely ill 60-year-old woman, instead choosing to release her only after her condition had deteriorated beyond recovery. The family claims that the lack of medical treatment ultimately led to the death of Mary J. Strong on April 5, 2022, after she developed pneumonia and went into septic shock while held at the Dallas County Jail in Selma. Her family contends that Ms. Strong’s death should never have happened and was entirely preventable.
Ms. Strong was taken into custody in June 2021. According to the family, by March and April 2022, jail personnel allegedly knew she was severely ill, and the symptoms were allegedly evident and alarming.
The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department is accused of routinely withholding medical care from sick detainees and then releasing them rather than sending them to a hospital. In Ms. Strong’s case, the family alleged that the jail sought to release her to her family instead of providing emergency medical treatment, despite weeks without appropriate care. One fellow detainee allegedly told her relatives that Ms. Strong had stopped eating and using the restroom, could not walk or breathe properly, and appeared extremely weak — and the jail staff sent her home rather than seek medical help.
Ms. Strong was freed from custody just two days before she died. On April 3, 2022, her family called for emergency medical services, and Ms. Strong was taken to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed her with sepsis that ultimately claimed her life.
Sepsis requires immediate treatment — typically involving antibiotics, IV fluids, and blood-pressure support, with surgery sometimes necessary. The family claims that prompt medical care, including timely antibiotics, would likely have saved her life.
Dallas County Jail is at 910 U.S. Highway 80 East, Selma, Alabama. The jail has a 7,100-inmate capacity.
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