Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Davon Warren

died December 24, 2023 · Bibb Correctional Facility, Bibb County, Alabama

Davon Warren was a man who, according to his mother Yvonda Staten, was due to go home on January 9 and planned to work at a steel mill and buy a house to care for his children. He was found unresponsive in his bed at Bibb County Correctional Facility on December 24, 2023, and was pronounced dead, the Alabama Department of Corrections said. ADOC's Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating, and the cause and manner of death have not been determined. His mother says he had been returned to the facility shortly before his death, that no one knew why he had been moved, and that she believes he was intentionally harmed.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). ADOC says he was found unresponsive in bed and pronounced dead after life-saving measures failed, with its investigation pending; his mother, Yvonda Staten, believes someone intentionally harmed him.

Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Yvonda Staten (mother) (family or their lawyers).

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