Cornelius Breaux

Cornelius Breaux, a Black man, was 41 years old when he died on September 5, 2021, while in custody at the Madison Parish Correctional Center in Tallulah, Louisiana. Incarceration Transparency, a database of deaths behind bars compiled through Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, lists the cause of his death as asphyxiation due to hanging and classifies it as a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed). The lawsuit by the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center and Casey Denson Law says complications from a fight caused the death, while Incarceration Transparency's records list asphyxiation by hanging as a suicide.

Reported by: Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center and Casey Denson Law (lawsuit) (family or their lawyers); Incarceration Transparency (advocates).

Sources (2)

• Incarceration Transparency, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Louisiana Deaths Behind Bars Incarceration Transparency, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, deaths behind bars
• Lawsuit: Multiple inmates stabbed at Louisiana prison where guards were indifferent to safety The Advocate, October 27, 2021