Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Charles Agee

40 years old · died August 5, 2010 · Donaldson Correctional Facility, Jefferson County, Alabama

Charles Agee was 40 years old and lived with schizophrenia. In 2005, at Donaldson Correctional Facility, several officers beat him, leaving him with broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a torn spleen. He died of internal bleeding, and a coroner ruled his death a homicide. No one was charged, and in 2009 the state settled a lawsuit brought by his family.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. The coroner ruled his death a homicide, saying officers beat him and caused internal bleeding.

Reported by: coroner.

Lawsuit: His family sued the State of Alabama and settled in 2009, but the sources given do not report a dollar amount.

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