KANSAS CITY, Mo. — UPDATE, July 27 | The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the inmate who died as 38-year-old Jamicah Blackshire, of Kansas City, Missouri.
The subject has been identified as Jamicah Blackshire, a 38 year old male from Kansas City, MO. Next of kin notification has been made.
— MSHP Troop A (@MSHPTrooperA) July 27, 2026
ORIGINAL REPORT | An inmate died in custody at the Jackson County Detention Center on Saturday morning.
Jail staff found a male inmate unconscious in his cell around 6:15 a.m. Saturday, according to a press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Medical personnel performed lifesaving measures. The inmate was later pronounced dead.
The inmate's identity has not yet been released.
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office requested the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control handle the investigation.
This is the second inmate death at the detention center in a week. There is no information available at this time that connects the two deaths.
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