What happens when an inmate dies in custody?
Ashley Bloom
The family has the option of picking up the body and making funeral arrangements.
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The family has the option of picking up the body and making funeral arrangements. If no one comes for the body, there is a process for a burial in a public cemetery.
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Accepted Answer Date Created: September 28,2018
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Last reviewed September 2018.