A Douglas County grand jury cleared jail and corrections staff of criminal wrongdoing in all eight in-custody deaths reported over roughly the past year, including a man who died after being restrained in a chair during a mental health crisis, and recommended more mental-health staffing rather than discipline

A Douglas County grand jury, reporting around August 28, 2026, found no criminal wrongdoing by law enforcement or corrections staff in eight in-custody deaths over the preceding year, including that of Edward Gifford, 33, who suffered a fatal irregular heartbeat while restrained in a chair during a mental health crisis at the Douglas County Jail. The grand jury's central recommendation was that more mental health experts be made available to law enforcement and corrections officers responding to such incidents.