Angel Ortiz
Angel Manuel Ortiz died in 2019 after he was beaten at Calhoun State Prison in Morgan, Georgia. His family's civil suit says he was placed in a holding cell with another prisoner who had been moved for disruptive behavior and had threatened to kill anyone placed with him, and it alleges that guards watched the attack without stepping in. He was taken to a hospital in Macon, where he died. Records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars list his death as a homicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed; neglect alleged). His family's civil suit says another prisoner, who had been moved for disruptive behavior and had threatened to kill anyone placed with him, beat him severely, and that guards watched the attack without stepping in; the Georgia Department of Corrections has not described the cause beyond recording the death in custody.
Reported by: his family's civil suit (family or their lawyers); Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).
Lawsuit: His family filed a civil suit over his death at Calhoun State Prison in Georgia, alleging guards watched a fellow prisoner beat him and did not intervene; no settlement or award amount is reported.