Calvin Campbell
Calvin Campbell, 41, died at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, while in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The Department of Corrections said he passed away unexpectedly, that an autopsy was requested, and that the death was one of several unexpected deaths at the facility since late September. WBRZ reported that the department acknowledged an uptick in deaths at the prison over recent months. The state's yearly death data gives the cause as an overdose, but the reports reviewed do not establish how he died, and the autopsy results have not been reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections' yearly death data lists the cause as an overdose.
Reported by: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
Sources (6)
- Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, deaths in 2025 (data file)
- Sixth Elayn Hunt inmate dies unexpected death in 3 months
- I-TEAM: State launches investigations into 15 unexpected deaths at Elayn Hunt Prison
- I-TEAM: Another inmate dies at Elayn Hunt
- I-TEAM: Elayn Hunt Warden announces retirement amid ongoing issues at the prison
- WBRZ Investigative Unit: Inmate serving time in Dixon Correctional Institute dies of overdose