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Calvin Darrell Denson

31 years old · died April 26, 2023 · Smith State Prison, Tattnall County, Georgia

Calvin Denson died on April 26, 2023, at a local hospital after he was found in his cell at Smith State Prison in Glennville, Georgia, with injuries. The Georgia Department of Corrections said a correctional officer was told of a physical altercation involving seven people held at the prison around 9:10 p.m. on the Wednesday before the report. The department said the death is being investigated as a homicide. Records from UCLA Law Behind Bars list Calvin Darrell Denson, 31, as having died in the department's custody at the same prison.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Georgia Department of Corrections said a physical altercation involving seven inmates led to his injuries and is investigating the death as a homicide.

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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