Damion MacClain
Damion MacClain, 27, was held at Hays State Prison in Trion, Georgia, when he died on December 26, 2012. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that he was strangled and beaten in his bed by other prisoners, and his family described him as beaten to death and left in his bed. His uncle, Lysander Turner, told a Georgia legislative hearing that Damion had told his mother he would not make it out alive. His mother, RaHonda MacClain, sued eight Department of Corrections officials in federal court in 2021, saying they ignored escalating violence at the prison, and the suit also alleges two supervisors warned prisoners of upcoming contraband searches.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). A news report says other inmates strangled and beat him in his bed, his family says he was beaten to death, and their lawsuit says officials ignored escalating violence and two supervisors warned inmates of upcoming contraband searches.
Reported by: news reporting in the account of the death; his family and their lawyers at the Southern Center for Human Rights, in a civil rights lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother, RaHonda MacClain, sued eight Georgia Department of Corrections officials in federal court in 2021, alleging they ignored escalating violence at Hays State Prison; the sources report no settlement or award amount.