Deaths in Custody
Died in custody

Frank Ellington

33 years old · died October 29, 2017 · Clay County, Alabama

Frank Ellington, 33, had worked at a poultry plant in Ashland, Alabama, since June 2017 while held on state work release. He died in a workplace accident at the plant on October 29, 2017, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident

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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