Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Donnis Musgrove

67 years old · died November 2015 · Donaldson Correctional Facility, Jefferson County, Alabama

Donnis Musgrove spent nearly 30 years insisting on his innocence, and his petition was still waiting to be heard when he died. He was 67. In November 2015 he died of lung cancer in the infirmary at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Alabama, according to the Equal Justice Initiative.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Equal Justice Initiative (advocates).

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