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Caleb Sexton

21 years old · died April 23, 2022 · Rogers State Prison, Tattnall County, Georgia

Caleb Sexton, 21, died in April 2022 at Rogers State Prison in Tattnall County, Georgia, and the cause given is a violent assault by other people held there. He had been held apart from others in solitary confinement for several weeks while he healed from an earlier violent assault. According to the reports, he was returned to general population less than a day before he was killed. Advocacy groups who publicized his death cited a possible violation of the federal Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). Advocacy groups cited a possible CRIPA violation, saying Rogers State Prison returned him to general population less than a day before he was killed by other incarcerated people.

Reported by: advocates.

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