Brian Keith Wanner
Brian Wanner died on February 4, 2023, while held at Bullock Correctional Facility near Union Springs, Alabama. The Alabama Department of Corrections said he had been assaulted at the prison, taken to a hospital for his injuries, and then returned, and that staff found him unresponsive after he came back. The Equal Justice Initiative says multiple reports describe him being beaten severely in a dormitory, and that officers were slow to respond when he collapsed. The department is investigating and says the cause of death is pending an autopsy, though a record compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars lists diabetic ketoacidosis as the cause.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The Alabama Department of Corrections says diabetic ketoacidosis caused the death, while the Equal Justice Initiative says he was severely beaten in a dormitory and that officers were slow to respond to his collapse.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Equal Justice Initiative (advocates).
Custody: Serving a sentence.