Angela Anderson
Angela Anderson, 39, struggled with mental health issues from an early age, according to her family. She died in September 2022 in the mental health unit at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto, Georgia, where she was held. Arrest warrants say another woman held at the prison strangled her in a dayroom, and an Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of death certificates, warrants, and family accounts classed her death as a homicide. Sources say the officer on duty may not have secured the women in their cells, but the Georgia Department of Corrections has not released details and that account has not been independently verified. Court records showed no indictment in the case at the time of the latest reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). Arrest warrants say another incarcerated woman strangled Angela Anderson in a prison dayroom, and sources say the officer on duty may not have secured the women in their cells.
Reported by: arrest warrants; Atlanta Journal-Constitution (reporters).