Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Cortez Ocie Mitchell

23 years old · died July 26, 2022 · Staton Correctional Facility, Elmore County, Alabama

Cortez Ocie Mitchell was 23 years old and from Decatur, Alabama. On July 26, 2022, he was found unresponsive at Staton Correctional Facility and died. The Alabama Department of Corrections said the cause of his death awaited a full autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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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