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Immigration and Customs Enforcement
List of Detainee Deaths Since Odober 2003

I

1

VERDECIA·CARRILLO,
Heriberto

r-~N=MiITER~iiI8I2

M

19510721

CUBA

20031104 San pedro SPC, San Pedro, CA Yes----yes--

Hypertension Heart Disease

LOS-

3

L1NDE·CEPERO, Alberto ' M

19400814

CUBA

No

Yes

Brain Tumar C"iioblastoma

ATL

4

GUTIERREZ, Ramlro

M

19660228

MEXIC

20031220 Co/umbia Care center,-Columbia, SC
20040118 Sacramento County Jail

Not Known

Yes

SFR

5

POPOOLA, Adetunii

M

19550810

NIGIA

20040201 Dallas County Jail

No

Yes

Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
Bleed
Cardiac Arrhythmia

DAL

6

RIOZ-MARTINEZ, Cesar

M

19780909

MEXIC

20040216 Frio County Jail, Pearsall, TX

Yes

Yes

Asphyxia

SNA

M

19470225

PANAM

No

Yes

AIDS

NYC

M

19390120

CUBA

No

Yes

Coronary Artery Disease

ATL

9-iRODRIGUEZ, Jose Rangel M

19711108

GUATE

20040227 Columbia Care Center,
Columbia, SC
20040303 Richland Memorial Hospital,
ColumbiaSC
20040303 Kern County Jail

Not KnOwn

Yes

Histoplasmosis SepsiS-

SFR

7

IMOSLEY, Hector

8 ,HERNANDEZ, Wilfredo

-'0

ISOLIS-PEREZ, M~~F~-+'1-=9"'59;-;1;-;:0-=20o-f;oEc,-L"SA7L'--+~2"'0""04~0"'3""06=+-'Je-off'--e-rso-n---;;Co-u-n7ty-J-;-aOO-i1--

--+c

Yes ----yes

Subarachnoid HemoIThage due to Ruptured Berry
Aneurysm
11 PEREZ_A,-cy"A7LA-'-,"Mc::
an=-u·"ei:.------.M.---+.1-=94-;c9"'1"2;;;2:-.4-r.C"'U"B"A.---+---o2"'0""04..0"3'"1"2f;oR'-::oc=-he=st7e:-:r-oF"'ed"e:-:ra=-I"M:-'e=-d"'ica=I--+'Y-;Ce:-:s---'y7e:-:s--+S"u-cd;-;d.-'e'--n-oC:Ca:-:;rdiac Death
Center
No
Yes
12 MENDEZ-SACCA, Cartos M
19740904 HONDU
AIDS
20040319 Guadalupe City Jail
13 SATKUNES-WARAN,
Kandiah

M

19640506

SRILA

20040418 Middlesex County Jail

1---.174 T.;-FA"N"'K""E""U',"sa=-m=-o'u·,-----M;;:-:--+1;-;96=60"'6:c;1"'6-r.C"A"M,.E~R..--+-c2"'0'"0:.-4"'05:c;1:.-l\;;IN'"S..-:.-Ai"'rpo=rt'H"o/"d.------r.

Not Known

Yes

Natural Causes

HOU

DEN
HOU
NEW

-c:----c;Ye=-s,---+A..I"D"S---------f;C"H"I---j
N-c:ot7;;K=-no=-wn

cc
7c=-ut
7e=-P"u'lm=on=-a"'ry"E~m"'b"o-"li=-s-+KA=N-;:--j
15 FIGUEREDO-LOPEZ, ----.M.--+.-c
"U""BA.----t-"20
. .04=05""2"9:r.("B"O"P)"S"pn:-:,"'ngfi=lel"d"F.-:ed=er"'aJ'--+N"0,-------.Y
es,----+A
19"'5'"8"'06"'0"8'--tC
Juan
Medical Center, Springfield, MO

I

16 RUST, Richard

M

19700405

JAMAl

20040529 (BOP) Oakdale Community
Hospital, Oakdale, LA

Yes

20040615 Pike County Jail, Milford, PA

No

Yes

Cardiac Arrhythmia

I',FNL

17 MENDEZ, Enrlqu-e---'M.----+.1"'9"3"'30..8"2"'3--+M=ex=IC.---+--:-:;2'"0"'04
-:c0
..6"1'4r.E=iLc:;Ce~n7tro-=;S"'p"'C:=-='=-'------+N"0------.Y-;-e-s---+M;;:-:et;-a-sti·'c-cC"'a-r-cci'--no-m-a-o'f
----+SND
18 HERRERA·TERAN, Jose
19 MARTINEZ, Jose Alberto

M
M

19330412
19570124
19300914

CUBA
DR
GUATE

20040728 Hampton Roads Regional Jail-;- No
Portsmouth, VA
20040801 Columbia Care Center,
No
Columbia, SC

lOf5

Prostate Gland
Myocardial Infarction

PHI

------ye.--

Sepsis - - - - - - - - -

WAS

Yes

Renal Failure------

MIA

Yes

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21

ENRIQUEZBETANCOURT, N

M

22 MEJIA ViCENTES,
Sebastian
23 SOCA-ROS, OIalio

19490521

CUBA

M

19770225

MEXIC

M

19381203

CUBA

24 SINGH, Bhupinder

M

19560103

INDIA

25 RUIZ-TABARES, Ervin

M

19800325

COlOM

26

REYE5-ALTIMIRANO.
Simon
27 LOPEZ-LARA, Jose

M

19790324

M

28

ZAROU, Jose

M

29

DANTICA, Joseph

20040811 Etowah County Detention
Center, Gadsden, AL

Ves

20040822 Hampton Roads Regional Jail,
Portsmouth, VA
20040823 Krome Service Processing
Center, Miami, FL

Yes

Ves
--~Ves

Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease FNL
Hanging

WAS

Ves

Ves

20040921 Columbia Care Center,
No
Columbia, SC
20040925 (BOP) Guaynabo Metropolitan Ves
Detention Center, San Juan, PR

Yes

End Stage Renal Disease

WAS

No

Hanging

MIA

HONDU

20041012 EL Paso SPC

No

Ves

Brain Tumor

FEP

19481020

MEXIC

20041024 Eloy Federal Contract Facility

Ves

Yes

Cerebral Infarct

19481018

ARGEN

Ves

Yes

Cardiac Tamponade

M

19230207

HAITI

Yes

Ves

19560103

HAITI

Acute and Chronic
Pancreatitis
Drowning

r;r--

19570106

CUBA

20041101 Wicomico Co. Detention Center,
SalisbUry, MD
20041103 Krome Service Processing
Center, Miami, FL
Hampton Roads Regionai Jail,
Portsmouth, VA
20041130 (BOP) Devens FMC, Ayer, MA-

32 HERRERA-LIMAS, Pedro

M

19421129

CUBA -

20041215 York County Jail

33

M

19720731

MEXIC

M

19480224

FIJI

20050104 Otay Detention Facility/CCA, '
San Diego, CA
20050205 Eloy Federal Contract Facility

M
F

19540213
19770824

KOREA
ALGER

37 ITUNON-ABEAL, Jose--M-

19520407

CUBA

38 VARGAS, Nhung
39 CRUZ GARCIA, Rene

19680923
19520312

VIETN
CUBA

19581004

GUATE

---

30

FILS-AIME, Yvel

31

ANACHE-CAMPOS, Luis

SARABIA-VALLASENOR,
Ignacio
34 NAND, Maya (aka NARID,
Maya)
35 HEO, Sung Soo
36 BELBACHIR, Hassiba

F
M

40 AlVAREZ-ESQUIVa-M
Walter
41

AHMAD, Tanveer--

M

PAKIS

t~"~

20050216 Passaic County Jail
20050317 McHenry County Jail,
Woodstock, Il
20050522 Tensas Parish Detention Ctr

,-

Yes
ves

Monmouth County Jail (NJ)

2015

EAZ

-~
MIA
WAS

Cardiac Ari~'---'

IBOS

-'~HI

No

Ves

Carcinoma of Lung- -

Ves

Yes

Sudden Cardiac Arrest -

SND

Unknown

Ves

Cardiac Arrest

EAZ

Ves
Ves

Yes
Ves

Hanging
AsphyXia

VAR
CHI

Yes

Ves

Acute Renal Failure

ATL

Ves
Ves

Cardiac Arrest
ATL
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer ATl

Yes

Acute Hemorrhagic Cerebral
Vascular Accident

LRD

Occlusive Coronary-Atherosclerosis

NEW

20050608 Harris County Jail
No
20050611 (BOP) Butner Medical Center _
Butner, NC
20050630 Laredo Contract Detention
No
Facility
20050909

Ves

ves--

Hypertensive, Atherosclerotic MIA
Heart Disease

Ves

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42 DELAPAZ, Eduardo

M

19351013

MEXIC

20050927 Columbia Ca,., Center,
Columbia, SC

No

Ves

Acute Cerebral Vascular
ICHL
Accident--Ju.;"

7
1--c4C=3-+'P"'RA=D'"'O-A0--7=R=E""N"'C'"IL-'IA~,---'M"--+1~9"'6=1711~1"'0e-t=C""U=BA"---+-'2"'0"'0=5
10"'0"'3+'H'o0"-u='s"'tonTexas-...,...,c"D"'F;=-----+.-;Y-=-es=----No=----r.-S-=-e-=-zuccr=erD<cis=-o=Order---- IHOIT

Reinaldo

1---o4-47--+.;S'7A"'N~C"'H;EZ"'_=R=O=D"'R;;:IGo;;U-.E~Z·,---;M.---/-;-1::c95;c;1c;;0=90"'9o--l"C""U=B=A---t---;;2::C
00"'5;;;1""'03"'0.c("'B"'O=pf ButnerM8dicalCenter :-rN"o=---' Yes Sergio

Butner, NC

~~i~::O-ABREO,

M

19430222

CUBA

46 LEDESMAN-GUERREO,

M

193310·10

ME~

45

47 SALAZAR-GOMEZ, Juan

Ro~rto

M

19760624 MEXIC

48

KENLEY, Sandia Marina

F

19530503 BARBA

1---c4=9c+.M"Uc;;Ro;;Po;;HY=,·V"i=-nce=n~t

Metastlc Carcinoma of i

,

Un9jATL -

Yes

Yes

AcuteMyOc8idia~:~nrarct~:n

ILCiS_

20051202 SND District Staging

No

Yes

Cardiorespiratory Failure

tSND

20051214 Eloy Federal Contract Facility

No

Yes

Hanging

20051115

San Pedro SPC

20051218 Hampton Roads Regional Jail, Yes
Yes
Portsmouth, VA
---;M
. .-+-o-1;;;-94~6"'0=6=05.hJA~M=A~1-+=-2"'0;;;0=6=02"'0"4,tS"'ufIo.I..kciC"'0='•-.;-H"O;;;C.-----+.,Y-=-es=----Yes

::u:

~

- - - - - EAt-

Acute Coronary Insufficiency DC
Hypertensive Cardiovascular BOS
Disease
Asphyxia
LA

50 GARCIA-SANCHEZ,
M
19841119COLOM
20060210(BOP)Oakdale,Oakdale,LA
Yes
Yes
Felipe
51 GARCIA-MEJIA,
M
19790318 HONDU
Yes
Asphyxia
20060318 Newton Co. Correctional Center Yes
Geovanny
Newton, TX
52 INAMAGUA-MERCHA,
F
19751119 ECUAD
Yes
Yes
20060404 Ramsey ADC Annex
Neurocystlcercosis
Maria
53 RODRIGUEZ CASTRO,
M
20060423 Kern Co. Jail Bakersfield, CA Yes
Yes
Cryptococcal Meningitis
19770621 ELSAL
Walter
54 RODRIGUEZ-GONZALEZ, M
19630119 MEXIC
20060521 San Pedro SPC - San Pedro
Yes
Yes
Sequelae of Chronic Renal
Miguel
Peninsula Hospital
Failure
CC
55 OSMAN, Yusw----'M..--+-=19"'7"'2=0·10
. .7d=G""HA=NA..---!---;2;;;0=0=60"'6;;-;2"'7f.
isS"a:::n~OlegOS'''p~C'.=-O'''t=a:::y=MO:es=a,--+.Y:;:e=-sc----Y-e-s-·--tC·o=ro=-n=-a:=ry=-V"a-=-s=-c=-u"'lit
CA
Coronary Artery- - - Yes
Atherosclerosis
57 KIM, Young Sook
F
19481105 KOREAN
20060911 Bernalillo County Detention Ctr No
Yes
Widely Metastatic Pancreatic
Cancer
58 SINGH, Jamer
M
19651108 INDIA
20060920 Lerdo Pretrial Facility,
Yes
Yes
Severe Atherosclerotic Heart
Bakersfield CA
Disease
59 LOPEZ-GREGORIO, Jose M
19740101 GUATE
20060929 Eloy CCA Facility, EJoy AZ
Yes
Asphyxia
Yes
60 CARLOS-CORTEZ,
M
Raudel
61 MARTINEZ-RIVAS-,- - - M
Antonio
6i' CERVANTES-CORONA, M
Jesus
63 ABDEULAYE, Sail

M

19840911 MEXICO
1961i119 MEXICO
19640716 MEXICO
19560427 GUINEA

20061003 Mira Loma Detention Ctr.,
Lancaster CA
20061004 Houston, Texas CDF

HOU
SPM
'SNF
ILCiS
CA
ODF
BOS
ABQ
BKI
EAZ

NIA

Yes

Asphyxia

Yas

yes

Complications of Hang;ng-iHOU .

20061118 Northwest Detantion Ctr.
Tacoma, WA

Yes

Yes

Atherosclerotic

20061202 Piedmont Regional Jail,
Farmville Virginia

Yes

Yes

Artery Disease
Hemoperitoneum due to
spontaneous rupture of right

30f5

LOS

coronary-'--~

I""
DC

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NYC
---NEW--,-,::-:---j"S-=-eq-=-uc:a::ciuc:e,-o=<I"Ac::cq-=-u"'j=re"'d'
CAImmune Deficiency Syndrome SPC
68 CONTRERAS-·F=-+'1;-;9O;7.c10·~9;-;1""7f-;-M;;E=;:X'"IC"'0"'-+-;2"'0ft.07"0"'8ft.07~E·L"'P-=-as=o"S"'P"C'--DOMINGUEZ, Rosa Iseia
69

--+.cY-es---YeS-+':-Pu·lm-on-a-ry---·--·-t;E'"L"P,...--I
Thromboembolism

DE ARAUJO, Edimar

M

19721009 BRAZIL

20070807 Providence RI Field Office

70 GUEVARA-LAZARO,
Alejandro

M

19860304 MEXICO

20070813 EL Paso SPC

f-=7'71+G'"'0'"'NC7.ZA=L-'E'"'Zc-_~B~A~EZ=,'C=Ce-s-a-r'M~--+-"19;-;7;-;2"'0-=20=C2±cM"'EX=IC"'0=-+--c2'"'00=7:C12;-;0'"'7"M'""i'ra--cL'0-m-a--cD=e't-en--Ct7ion----C<"'t-r

Yes

Yes

AcU1e Intoxication due to the I'BOS
Combined Effects of Cocaine
and Hydroxyzine
Yes
Yes
Ruptured Berry Aneurysm ollELP'"
the Right Middle Cerebral
Artery
__ ~
..- --b.N'o-----cY""e-s---+.=E·le'ct-!-crocution

------1[os

72 ,GUMAYAGAY, Pedro

M

19570527 Philippines

Lancaster CA
20080128 Stewart Detention Ctr

73 DIAZ·SALGADO,
Alejandro
74 SUARES.ALMENARES,

M

19590522 Cuba

20080203 Basile Detention Ctr

No

Yes

M

19351111 Cuba

20080302 Middlesex County Jail

No

Ves

No

Yes

!Arturo

Metaslic Adenocarcinoma 01 ATL
Lungs
MUlti-System Organ Failure LAOAK
Hypertensive and
NEW
arteriosclerotic cardiovascular
disease with CHF and severe
pUlmonary edema

I

75

DUBEGEL·PAEZ, Luis

M

19470731 CUBA

20080314 Rolling Plains Detention Clr, TX Yes

Yes

Hypertension and
iALL
Atherosclerotic Heart Disease A~

76

JOSEPH, Valery

M

19840707 Haiti

20080620 Glades Detention Center,
Florida

Yes

Yes

Seizure Disorder

20080708 Pinal County Jail

No

Yes

No

Yes

MIA

1---:7'=7-+'V""A~LA-=S"Q~U~EZ=-,~A-m7b-r-o-C1··o-'M"'----+-"19=C6'"'5~1-=2~19±G"'U~A-=T-=E""",,-+---c2;-;0'"'0"'8-=06;-;2'"'7"'P=-e:::rry=C=-0-u-nty'"'C·0-rr-ac-t'io-n-a·' C=tc-r--l"'N'o----....
Ye-s--+..C'a·r-d'io-p-u'lm-o-na-ryAiTest
78

CANALES BACA, Rogelio M

19720328 HONDU

79

DAWOOD, Nail Yoursel

19660813 Iraq

20080721 Eloy Federal Contract Facility

80

NG, Hiu Lui

19740803 China

20080806 Wyatt Detention

81

BARNETI, Edwin

19500822 JAMAl

20080812 PlymoU1h County HOC

M

-----M
M

~··--hY-·e-s--~Y;;s---

1---:8"2-+.0·WU=~S""U', E=m-m-a-nu-e"7I--'M,.,----+"""719=c4""6'"'0"71710±G~HA=N""A,.......-+--2=coo=8~10=CQ6d E'"'I-oy--=Fed-"'e-ral Conlract Facility
83

BAIRES, Juan

M

19820427 EI Salvador

20081112 Kern County Jail

4015

Hanging
Coronary Artery

NOL -

- _ . FLO

va~litis .~O

Complications 01 Metastatic
Hepatocellular CA

HAR

No

Yes

Sepsis

BOS

No

Yes

Complications 01 AcU1e"CVA

EAZ

PendiiiQ Prelim
Only

Pending

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~

SAVLAB, Hadayalullah

M

19500621 Afgha

20081125 Otero County Jail

No

Ves

NEWBOROUGH, Guido

M

19600421 Germany

20081128 Piedmont Regional Jail,
Farmville Virginia
20081227 laSalie Detention Center

Ves

Ves

Complications of Cirrhosis of
Uver
----CVA

87 ALVAREZ GOMEZ, Jose

M--r-19790518 HONDU

Pending

Pending

Pending

88 MARTINEZ, Julio

M

19560921 Mexico

20090104 Eloy Federal Contract Facility

Pending

Pending

Pending

M

19790409 GUATE

20090112 laSalle Detention Center

Pending

Pending

Pending

89

CORONADQ..GABRIEl,
Claudio
90 Jimenez-Rojas, Sergio

M

19840515 Mexico

20090207 Tensas Parish Detention Ctr

5015

Pend",-g- Pending

ATl

-----

ATl

Pending----- --- --+OAK-