Curtis Williams
Curtis Williams, a 43-year-old Black man, was held at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton, Alabama. According to the Equal Justice Initiative, citing multiple reports it received, he was assaulted in a prison dormitory and stabbed, and was taken to a hospital, where he was taken off life support and died on April 19, 2020. The Equal Justice Initiative describes his death as one of five killings at Ventress in less than a year. Incarceration Transparency's records also list his death at Ventress on that date, with the manner recorded as homicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Equal Justice Initiative, citing multiple reports it received, says Curtis Williams was stabbed by another person held at Ventress Correctional Facility in a dormitory and died after being taken off life support.
Reported by: Equal Justice Initiative (advocates); Incarceration Transparency.