David Tracy
David Tracy, 20, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was held in solitary confinement at Wallens Ridge, a prison in Virginia, under a transfer arranged by Connecticut. Connecticut corrections officials said he killed himself on the night of April 5, 2000, by tying a noose around his neck and jumping from his bunk. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital shortly after midnight. Connecticut officials said there was no evidence that Virginia officials were to blame, while a Connecticut legislator questioned why he had been held in such a prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Connecticut corrections officials say he killed himself by hanging in his solitary cell at Wallens Ridge, and a Connecticut legislator questioned why he was held in such a prison.
Reported by: Connecticut corrections officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.