A Person Dies in Custody in Winston-Salem North Carolina
In news out of North Carolina in October 2025, a person in the custody of the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center has died, according to the Winston-Salem police. The…
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Jail Neglect, Abuse, and Suicide Lawyers
This website is maintained by Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a Dallas, Texas law firm representing people for jail neglect, abuse, and suicide cases.
San Patricio County Jail is Cited for Overpopulation
A special jail inspection was conducted at San Patricio County Jail on October 1, 2025. A Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspector cited the jail for the alleged violation…
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Florida Jail Inmate Jesse Wampler Dies After a Medical Emergency
In Tallahassee news, 46-year-old Jesse Wampler was booked into Florida’s Leon County Jail on October 3, 2025. He had a medical emergency the following day, according to the Leon County…
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Pregnant Inmate Shambria Polk Dies After a Month in a Florida Jail
In October 7, 2025, news out of Panama City, Florida, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) released a detailed investigative report about the tragic death of a pregnant woman who…
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Texas Inmate Richard Martin Dies in a Hunt County Hospital
Richard Martin Lenz, Jr. was booked into Fannin County Jail on August 28, 2025. Tragically, at 59, Mr. Lenz died in the jail’s custody on October 5, 2025. A custodial…
Read More Inmate Fredrick Bennett Dies in Indiana’s Marion County Jail
In Indianapolis, Indiana, news dated October 3, 2025, an inmate at Marion County’s Adult Detention Center died Friday, according to a news release from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO).…
Read More Inmate Reginald Turman Dies After an Altercation in a Georgia Jail
In October 1, 2025, Georgia news, a Clayton County Jail inmate died on Tuesday after an altercation inside the jail. Reginald Turman, 40, was booked into Georgia’s Clayton County Jail…
Read More Cobb County Inmate Kaleb Anderson Dies in a Georgia Hospital
In Georgia news dated September 15, 2025, a Cobb County Jail inmate died on his 7th day in the jail’s custody. According to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, 40-year-old Kaleb…
Read More Felix Bartolo is Found Deceased in Mississippi’s Magee City Jail
In Mississippi news dated September 27, 2025, a man at the Magee City Jail was discovered deceased on Saturday evening. According to officials with the Magee Police Department, at approximately…
Read More San Patricio County Jail is Cited for a Texas Prescription Violation
While conducting a special jail inspection of San Patricio County Jail on September 3, 2025, an inspector with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) discovered a violation of minimum…
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Press Release: New Book for Families Suffering a Jail Death
Dean Malone finished and posted this week a guide for families suffering a jail death. It is available without charge at this link: https://deanmalonelawfirm.com/understanding-jail-deaths…/
Read More An Unnamed Inmate Dies in Idaho’s Latah County’s Custody
In news out of Idaho, an inmate was discovered unresponsive in their cell in Latah County Jail on September 16, 2025, according to the Latah County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO). Deputies…
Read More Michael Barfield Dies in a Florida Jail’s Custody
In September 23, 2025, news out of Jacksonville, Florida, Michael Lavon Barfield Jr., 37, was booked into the Duval County Jail on September 4, 2025. Mr. Barfield died in the…
Read More Inmate Randall Dobard Dies in Texas’ Collin County Jail
Randall Joseph Dobard was booked into Collin County Jail on July 7, 2025. Tragically, at only 24, Mr. Dobard died in the jail’s custody on September 21, 2025. A custodial…
Read More Larynz Redd is the 7th Inmate to Die in Georgia’s DeKalb County Jail This Year
In Georgia news published September 23, 2025, a 27-year-old inmate at DeKalb County Jail died on Saturday and became the seventh person this year to die in the custody of…
Read More Anquinetta Owens Dies On Day 4 in the Custody of Louisiana’s Rapides Parrish Jail
In Louisiana news on September 22, 2025, the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office announced that a female detainee at the Rapides Parish Detention Center-1 died on Friday. Anquinetta Johnson Owens, 42,…
Read More A 43-Year-Old Man Dies Before Being Booked into a South Dakota Jail
In South Dakota news on September 20, 2025, a man who was brought to the Pennington County Jail on Friday night died before being booked. A 43-year-old man from Wolsey,…
Read More David Decoteau Dies in an Augusta, Georgia, Detention Center
In September 17, 2025, Georgia news, the Richmond County Coroner’s Office revealed the name of an inmate who died in his cell at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center earlier…
Read More Inmate Nathan Webster Dies in California’s Shasta County Jail
In California news, an inmate passed away in Shasta County Jail last weekend. On Sunday, according to the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), jail staff were conducting their usual rounds…
Read More Ryan Postoak Dies in Bexar County Jail
Ryan James Postoak, 34, was booked into Bexar County Jail at 6:19 a.m. on September 11, 2025. Tragically, Mr. Postoak died in the jail less than 20 hours later. A…
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