Marshall Project collects and produces reports on police killings as well as maintaining a curated list of links to articles and publications related to death in police custody in the United States. Selected persons who have died in custody Sandra Bland (woman found hanging in her Waller County, Texas jail cell due to apparent suicide) Henry "Peg" Gilbert, shot in police custody in 1947 in Harris County, Georgia; the sheriff claimed self-defense, but Gilbert, a prosperous farmer, was found to have been severely beaten before being shot Freddie Gray (suffered injuries while being transported by police in Baltimore, Maryland, that led to a coma and his death) Michael Tyree (a mentally ill inmate held in a California county jail was beaten to death by three guards, who were convicted in June 2017 of his death) Elliott Williams (died in his Tulsa County, Oklahoma jail cell due to complications from multiple injuries) Ricardo Alfonso Cerna (committed suicide in police interview room) Missouri State Penitentiary riot (death of four inmates) New Mexico State Penitentiary riot (33 inmate deaths and over 200 injuries) Darren Rainey (scalded to death in shower at Dade Correctional Institution in 2012) Jeffrey Epstein died August 10, 2019, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York due to alleged suicide, although this has been subject to conspiracy theories. Foreign custody by American agents (police, military, etc.) International custody law There are numerous laws and international treaties regarding treatment of foreigners, especially during wartime, of which the Geneva Convention is the most widely recognized and internationally ratified. It contains provisions that classify and define both prisoners of war (as well as civilians and the wounded or infirm) and the manner in which they are to be treated. These include but are not limited to: murder, mutilation, hostage taking, and outrages upon personal dignity. These ratified documents are the base of US international custody law and can be seen to be misapplied in some of the proceeding cases. Examples of persons who have died in custody Jamal Naseer (Afghan soldier allegedly beaten to death by US forces) Nagem Hatab (Iraqi killed by elements and possible heart attack) Manadel al-Jamadi (suspected terrorist tortured and killed) Vietnam See Human rights in Vietnam Yemen See Human rights in Yemen Zimbabwe See Human rights in Zimbabwe See also Capital punishment in the United States Detention Infectious diseases within American prisons Life imprisonment Prison overcrowding Prisoner rights