Demarquis Cainion
Demarquis Cainion, 25, died on September 16, 2013, while held at Valdosta State Prison in Valdosta, Georgia. The Georgia Department of Corrections said he had a stab wound to the neck and went into code blue while being taken to South Georgia Medical Center. A Lowndes County grand jury later indicted another man in connection with his death, which is being treated as a homicide. In a 2012 lawsuit he filed, Cainion said prison administrators ignored his serious medical conditions, including frequent seizures.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). A grand jury indicted a fellow prisoner in connection with the stabbing, and Cainion's earlier lawsuit said prison administrators ignored his serious medical conditions, including frequent seizures.
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Lowndes County grand jury (court); Cainion's 2012 lawsuit (family or their lawyers).