Deaths in Custody
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Cody Slivers

died May 23, 2020 · Macon State Prison, Macon County, Georgia

Cody Slivers died on May 23, 2020, at Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe, Georgia, where he was held. The Georgia Department of Corrections said he was injured in a fight with another person held at the prison. He could not be saved, and the coroner pronounced him dead shortly after midnight. The Georgia Department of Corrections and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating, and the manner of his death has not yet been determined.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Georgia Department of Corrections says he was injured in a fight with another person held at Macon State Prison, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death.

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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