Died in prison
Allen Capers
Allen Capers died in 2017 in a South Carolina prison. According to a 2019 report in The Atlantic, another person held at the prison stabbed him repeatedly during a riot. The report says guards dragged him into the prison yard and left him there while he bled. The cause and manner were given in the source as homicide; the account does not give any official response.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). Another inmate stabbed Allen Capers repeatedly during a riot, and the account says guards dragged him into the prison yard and left him there while he bled out.
Reported by: news reports.