Person jailed in Durham County Detention Center dies in hospital, Sheriff says
A person detained in Durham’s jail died Thursday, the Durham County Sheriff’s Office said.
The person died after being taken to a local hospital.
The person’s identity will be released after the family is notified.
The death is under investigation and more information will be released later, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
It would be the 13th death of a detainee of Durham’s jail since 2011, according to previous News & Observer reporting.
The last death at the jail occurred in April 2021. Joseph Bernard Hunter, 35, collapsed while being booked into jail after he was arrested April 15 on a charge of driving while impaired.
Brittany Kittrell, 34, died in January 2021, four days after she was arrested.
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