Edward Boyd
Edward Boyd, 28, was held at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, when he died in 2024. His family's lawsuit against the private company that runs the prison says a group of about ten people beat and stabbed him, and that the attack was captured on surveillance camera. The suit also says Boyd was left in a cell and that a count record was false. The company denies any negligence, and the case is pending in federal court.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed; neglect alleged). Boyd's family's lawsuit says about ten people beat and stabbed him at East Mississippi Correctional Facility, that staff left him in a cell after the attack, and that a count record was falsified; the company that runs the facility denies any negligence.
Reported by: Boyd's family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued the private company that runs East Mississippi Correctional Facility, and the case is pending in federal court.