Deshawn Reed
Deshawn Reed, 23, died on November 1, 2012, after he was stabbed in his cell at the Mack Alford Correctional Center in Stringtown, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said he was attacked by three assailants during an assault involving two victims. Warden's assistant Trent Griffin is cited as a source for these details. Staff took him to a hospital in Coalgate, where he was pronounced dead, and the prison was placed on lockdown afterward.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says Deshawn Reed was stabbed during an assault in his cell by other people held at Mack Alford Correctional Center.
Reported by: Oklahoma Department of Corrections; warden's assistant Trent Griffin (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.