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In part two of our two-part special, we continue our investigation into the death of a man in a U.S. immigration detention center in 2015. José de Jesús turned himself into Border Patrol saying somebody was after him. Three days later, he died by suicide after stuffing a sock down his throat. In part two of this story, surveillance video reveals clues about what happened inside his cell, and an internal investigation from Immigration and Customs Enforcement answers many of our questions about what happened to José in the days leading up to his death.

For more about José’s story, visit Latino USA’s special report originally published on July 15, 2016.

Featured image by Fernanda Echavarri/Latino USA.

This episode was produced by Fernanda Echavarri and Marlon Bishop. Work on this episode from Leda Hartman, Michael Simon Johnson, Schuyler Swenson, Zakiya Gibbons and production assistance from Julia Shu. Original music for this episode was composed by Noam Hassenfeld. It was mixed by Cornelius McMoyler. The investigation was reported with assistance from the Marshall Project.  

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