Daniel Gentry
Daniel Gentry, 31, was held at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama, when he died on February 6, 2019. Authorities said he was found hanged in his cell. A ruling by U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson says Gentry had said he wanted to die but was not placed on suicide watch. The ruling also says that after he was found, it took officers several minutes to remove the noose and begin CPR.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson wrote that Daniel was not placed on suicide watch despite saying he wanted to die, and that officers took several minutes to remove the noose and begin CPR after he was found.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson (court); Incarceration Transparency.
Sources (5)
- Incarceration Transparency, "Unnatural" Alabama Deaths in Prisons, 2018-2022, from coroners' records
- Alabama prisons report fatal stabbing and two recent suicides
- Alabama inmate dies by apparent suicide, third in one month
- Alabama inmate convicted of killing his grandmother found dead in his cell
- 15 inmate suicides that led to Alabama prison ruling on Saturday