121 Died in ICE Custody in 10.5 years

At least 121 people have died while in ICE Custody from October 2003 - April 29, 2011. Eleven men have died while in custody in Florence or Eloy detention centers.

A full list and report is available from ICE here:

One man who hung himself with a towel in the Pinal County Jail in Florence is listed on the report as death by "asphyxia." Several others seem to have died of heart attacks and stokes, which most certainly could have been brought on by stress.

Below are the names and details of the 11 men on the ICE list who have died while custody in Florence or Eloy, since October of 2003.

NAME, SEX, DATE OF BIRTH, COUNTRY OF BIRTH, DATE DIED, LOCATION OF DEATH, LOCATION OF LAST DETENTION, IHSC STAFFED, FACILITY TYPE,  FINAL CAUSE OF DEATH

PEREZ‐AYALA, MANUEL M 12/24/1949 CUBA 3/14/2004 St. Thomas More Hospital, Canon City, CO (BOP) Florence No BOP Sudden Cardiac Death

LOPEZ‐LARA, JOSE M 10/20/1948 MEXICO 10/24/2004 Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ Eloy Detention Ctr No IGSA Cerebral Infarct

LOPEZ RUELAS, ELIAS M 2/16/1950 MEXICO 1/4/2005 RTA Hospice in Casa Grande, AZ Eloy Detention Ctr No IGSA Cirrhosis of Unclear Etiology

NAND, MAYA (AKA NARID, MAYA) M 2/24/1948 FIJI 2/2/2005 Eloy ‐ St Mary's Hospital, Tuscon, AZ Eloy Detention Ctr No IGSA Cardiac Arrest

SALAZAR‐GOMEZ, JUAN M 6/24/1976 MEXICO 12/14/2005 Eloy Detention Ctr Eloy Detention Ctr No IGSA Asphyxia

LOPEZ‐GREGORIO, JOSE M 1/1/1974 GUATEMALA 9/29/2006 Eloy Detention Ctr Eloy Detention Ctr No IGSA Asphyxia

CHAVEZ‐TORRES, MARIO FRANCISCO M 11/10/1979 COLOMBIA 12/13/2006 Eloy Detention Ctr Eloy Detention Ctr No IGSA Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation Midbrain

RODRIGUEZ‐TORRES, FELIX M 10/31/1970 ECUADOR 1/18/2007 Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ Eloy Detention Ctr No IGSA Germ Cell Tumor with Metastasis

CANALES BACA, ROGELIO M 3/28/1972 HONDURAS 7/8/2008 Pike County Jail, Milford, PA Pinal County Jail Yes IGSA Asphyxia

DAWOOD, NAIL YOURSEF M 8/13/1966 IRAQ 7/21/2008 Eloy Detention Ctr Eloy Detention Ctr Yes IGSA Coronary Artery Vasculitis

OWUSU, EMMANUEL M 1/10/1946 GHANA 10/6/2008 Casa Grande Regional Hospital, AZ Eloy Detention Ctr Yes IGSA Complications of Acute Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)