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Colton Hall

32 years old · died May 16, 2023 · Easterling Correctional Facility, Barbour County, Alabama

Colton Eugene Hall, 32, was held at Easterling Correctional Facility in Alabama. The Alabama Department of Corrections said he was attacked by another prisoner in his dormitory on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, and died of his injuries at a hospital. The department said it had confirmed the death as a homicide and is investigating. One account says Hall had survived an earlier stabbing at the same prison in May 2021 that required emergency hospitalization.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections says another prisoner attacked Colton Hall in his dorm at Easterling Correctional Facility, and he died of his injuries at a hospital.

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

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