A 42-year-old woman inmate at the Cobb Adult Detention Center was found dead at the facility on Tuesday, according to the Cobb Sheriff’s Office.
According to a release issued Wednesday, the cause of death for Bunnie Large is being investigated by the Cobb Medical Examiner’s Office, and an internal probe in the Sheriff’s Office also is underway.
The release said that Large was homeless and officials were able to notify next of kin “after some due diligence.
“Time and time again, jails across our state are de facto homeless shelters, mental health facilities, and hospitals—the last resort for the most marginalized and broken amongst us,” Cobb Sheriff Craig Owens said in the release. “As a society, we must address the root causes of these issues, rather than solely relying on law enforcement to manage the fallout. It’s time we invest in real solutions and get people the help they so desperately need.”
He didn’t elaborate specifically on what issues Large may have had. The Cobb Sheriff’s Office said the Georgia Bureau of Investigation declined to open a separate investigation.
According to her booking report, Large was taken into custody on Jan. 9, at the East-West Connector in Austell, on a felony charge of theft by shoplifting. She was being held without bond, and the booking report said that her detention was a hold for the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.
She’s the second Cobb female inmate to die since December. Clara Palmer died of an apparent suicide after being found unresponsive in her cell. She was awaiting charges on possessing a weapon while committing a crime, possession of methamphetamine, theft by receiving stolen property and tampering with evidence.
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