Frank Digges
Frank Digges, 63, died on October 25, 2019 while held at the Wynne Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison in Huntsville. According to a prison death report cited by The Texas Tribune, a five-person team was sent to remove him from his cell, and he was struck repeatedly in the back of the head, causing brain trauma. Two ranking officials were demoted and one officer was fired, and prosecutors were seeking a grand jury review. The Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial death report lists the death at the Wynne Unit in Walker County, and the circumstances described in the prison's report are the subject of that review.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A TDCJ prison death report says staff struck Digges repeatedly in the back of the head during a cell extraction, causing brain trauma.
Reported by: TDCJ prison death report (the agency that held him); Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report (outside investigators).