Christina Marie Buttery
Christina Buttery was found unresponsive in her bunk at Pulaski State Prison in Hawkinsville, Georgia, around the time of the Christmas program in December 2022. Her father, Stephen Buttery, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he believes she died from a toxic mix of meth and fentanyl. Her family says they repeatedly raised concerns about gang violence, extortion and lack of supervision in her dormitory before her death. Her father says he thinks about her every day, and her mother, Deborah King, said that she did have dreams. The AJC reported that questions remain about how long she lay dead and how drugs reached her.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). Her father, Stephen Buttery, says she died of a toxic mix of meth and fentanyl and that Pulaski State Prison did not provide safe supervision, with the family raising concerns about gang violence, extortion and lack of supervision in her dorm before her death.
Reported by: Stephen Buttery (father), as reported by the AJC (family or their lawyers); Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held her).