Damion MacClain
Damion MacClain was a man who died in December 2013 while held at Hays Prison in Georgia. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, he was strangled in his bed late at night after the cell doors should have been locked, which the bureau classified as a homicide. His mother has said she wants the state held accountable for the dangerous conditions at the facility. His family later settled a lawsuit against Georgia's prison system.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). The Georgia Bureau of Investigation ruled he was strangled by another inmate after cell doors should have been locked, and his family's lawsuit says the prison failed to keep him safe.
Reported by: Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family settled a lawsuit against Georgia's prison system, and the source accounts do not report an amount.