Francisco Melgar-Saldivar

Francisco Melgar-Saldivar, 26, died on August 12, 2023, while held at Hancock State Prison in Sparta, Georgia. The Georgia Department of Corrections said the death is likely a homicide. The department said it was waiting on autopsy results to determine the cause and circumstances of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Georgia Department of Corrections says the death is likely a homicide and is awaiting autopsy results.

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

Sources (2)

• Georgia Department of Corrections records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, deaths in custody
• Two inmate deaths under investigation at Middle Georgia prisons, suspected homicides WGXA, August 17, 2023