Clarence Gillie
Clarence Gillie, 59, was found unresponsive in his cell at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Meridian, Mississippi, in late July 2024. Facility medical staff responded, and emergency medical services pronounced him dead. The operator, Management and Training Corporation, said the death was under investigation, the cause was pending an autopsy, and foul play was not suspected. Sources differ on the exact date, with some reports giving July 25 and others July 26, and the Lauderdale County coroner said the body would be sent to Pearl for an autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Management and Training Corporation (spokesperson Emily Lawhead) (the agency that held him); Lauderdale County Coroner Stella McMahan (medical examiner or coroner).