Corey July
Corey Jose July was originally from McDonough, and his 35th birthday was to have been June 25. He was held at Hancock State Prison near Sparta, Georgia, and died on June 17, 2025, after he was stabbed in the prison yard during an altercation with another man held there. Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews said the death was a homicide and that a verbal argument had escalated into a physical fight, and the Georgia Department of Corrections said its Office of Professional Standards was investigating. Sources differ on his age, reporting 33 and 34, and GDC officials had not confirmed the coroner's account of how the fight began. Prosecutors later said the other man chased him to a locked gate before stabbing him, and surveillance video of the events was reviewed in a court proceeding.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Hancock County coroner and the Georgia Department of Corrections say another incarcerated man stabbed him multiple times in the prison yard, and prosecutors say a fellow inmate was convicted of his murder.
Reported by: Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews (medical examiner or coroner); Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale III (outside investigators); court.
News reports (5)
- Hancock State Prison inmate stabbed to death, homicide investigation underway
- Hancock State Prison inmate stabbed to death - The Union-Recorder
- Inmate reportedly stabbed to death at Hancock State Prison
- UPDATE: Jury convicts inmate in 2025 Hancock State Prison murder
- Smith convicted of stabbing to death fellow inmate at Hancock State Prison - The Union-Recorder