Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Albert Jones

died September 9, 2018 · Dodge State Prison, Dodge County, Georgia

Albert Jones died in his cell at Dodge State Prison in Chester, Georgia, in September 2018. Guards found him on a Sunday afternoon, around 1:50 p.m., and the Dodge County coroner pronounced him dead at about 3:15 p.m. The Georgia Department of Corrections said he appears to have killed himself and that the death is under investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Georgia Department of Corrections says he appears to have killed himself and is investigating.

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Dodge County coroner (medical examiner or coroner).

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