Died in prison

Antonio Taylor

33 years old · died December 2019 · Mississippi State Penitentiary, Mississippi

Antonio Taylor, 33, died in December 2019 while held at Parchman, Mississippi's state penitentiary, and he was found dead in his cell. The coroner ruled the death a suicide by hanging. His family said they learned of his death from other people held at the prison rather than from authorities, and they distrust the coroner's ruling.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). The coroner ruled the death a suicide by hanging, but his family, who learned of it from other inmates rather than from authorities, distrusts that ruling.

Reported by: coroner; family.

Source

Inside the US prison where inmates 'begged for their lives' amid days of violence The Guardian, January 13, 2020

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