Demond Flowers
Demond Flowers was 21 when he died on April 20, 2013, while held at the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in Woodville, Mississippi, a prison run by Corrections Corporation of America for the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He died during a weekend disturbance at the facility. His mother, Janice Flowers, said the state crime lab told her he died of a stab wound to the heart, and the incident is under investigation. A prison spokeswoman did not respond to a question about how he died. Janice Flowers spoke with reporters at her home in Jackson.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. His mother, Janice Flowers, says the state crime lab told her he died of a stab wound to the heart during a riot at the facility.
Reported by: Janice Flowers, his mother, relaying the state crime lab (family or their lawyers).