Alan Lancaster
Alan Lancaster died in January 2023 at South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Missouri, where he had been held in restrictive housing for more than two weeks. The Department of Corrections recorded his death as an accident. A county coroner's death certificate ruled it a homicide and listed a fentanyl overdose as the cause. His mother, Mary Harris, filed a wrongful death suit against the prison system, and the family's lawyer described the difficulty of obtaining records.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). The county coroner's death certificate lists a fentanyl overdose and a homicide manner, while the Department of Corrections recorded the death as an accident, and his family's wrongful death suit contests the official account.
Reported by: Missouri Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); county coroner; his family's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother filed a wrongful death suit against the Missouri prison system over his January 2023 death at South Central Correctional Center, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.