Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Elvin Burnseed

53 years old · died October 7, 2019 · Donaldson Correctional Facility, Jefferson County, Alabama

Elvin Burnseed was 53 years old. On Monday, October 7, 2019, he was found unconscious in his dorm at Donaldson Correctional Facility and was pronounced dead in the prison infirmary. The state did not release a cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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