Brandon C Williams
Brandon C Williams, 31, died at Riverside Medical Center on February 3, 2022, after he was held at the Washington Parish Jail in Franklinton, Louisiana. He began showing signs of medical distress in the housing unit on the Thursday afternoon, around 2 p.m., and jail staff gave on-site care before he was taken to the hospital. The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office says he and two other men took narcotics that another man allegedly carried into the jail and passed to them, and that all three had adverse reactions. The sheriff's office says the investigation is ongoing and that a coroner's examination will determine the exact cause, which remains pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The sheriff's office says Brandon Williams and two other incarcerated men took narcotics passed into the jail and had adverse reactions, while the coroner's exam is pending and Incarceration Transparency lists the death as a likely overdose.
Reported by: Washington Parish Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Incarceration Transparency (advocates).
Sources (4)
- Incarceration Transparency, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Louisiana Deaths Behind Bars
- Prisoner accused of sneaking drugs into Washington Parish Jail, leading to inmate's death
- Inmate at Washington Parish Jail dies
- After man dies in Washington Parish jail, 2 inmates booked in his homicide, sheriff says