Daniel Prisco
Daniel Prisco, 18, died on September 19, 2023, while held at the Harding Place facility of the Davidson County jail in Nashville, Tennessee. He was found unresponsive in his cell. An autopsy found that he died of acute fentanyl toxicity, according to Metro Nashville Police. Police said the death led to an investigation into how drugs were getting into the jail, and in September 2024 several people were indicted, including a former correctional officer, over an alleged scheme to bring drugs into the facility.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. An autopsy found acute fentanyl toxicity, and Metro Nashville Police reported it; police tied the death to a scheme to smuggle drugs into the jail.
Reported by: Metro Nashville Police Department (the agency that held him); autopsy.
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- Four Inmates and Two Others Indicted on Second-Degree Murder Conspiracy Charges Related to Jail Fentanyl Death
- Five charged in teen inmate's fentanyl death, including former correctional officer
- Inmates, former correctional officer charged after teen dies in jail cell
- 4 inmates, 2 others indicted on murder conspiracy charges related to deadly overdose at Davidson County jail
- RCSO Correctional Officer Arrested in Nashville Jail Investigation
- Former Corrections Officer Charged Following 2023 Jail Death