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Chad Jacobs

died December 10, 2017 · Telfair State Prison, Telfair County, Georgia

Chad Jacobs died at Telfair State Prison in Telfair County, Georgia, on December 10, 2017, while held in the custody of the state prison system. The Georgia Department of Corrections said he died of injuries sustained in an altercation involving several people held at the prison. Its Office of Professional Standards is investigating the death as a suspected homicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Georgia Department of Corrections says he died from injuries sustained in an altercation involving several inmates, and its Office of Professional Standards is investigating the death as a suspected homicide.

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

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