Derrick Lee
Derrick Lee, 47, died on January 21, 2016, at a hospital in Louisiana, where he had been taken from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, where he had been held since 2004. Corrections spokeswoman Pam Laborde said he died while being treated at the hospital. The Washington Post reported that he had been taken from the prison for emergency care five days before he died. The West Feliciana Parish Coroner's Office said an autopsy found he died of heart disease. Early reports said the cause of death was not yet known and would be determined by an autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The West Feliciana Parish Coroner's Office said an autopsy found he died of heart disease, and the corrections department spokeswoman reported the same cause.
Reported by: West Feliciana Parish Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections spokeswoman Pam Laborde (the agency that held him).
Custody: Serving a sentence, held about 11 years. The illness that caused the death began in custody, the facility reported.
Sources (6)
- Incarceration Transparency, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Louisiana Deaths Behind Bars
- Incarceration Transparency, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Louisiana Deaths Behind Bars, via UCLA Law Behind Bars
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