Frankline Okpu
Frankline Okpu, 37, a Cameroonian immigrant whose name was also reported as Franklin Okpu, died on December 6, 2023, while held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. ICE listed the cause of death as MDMA (ecstasy) toxicity and the manner as an accident. Solitary Watch reported that he died in solitary confinement at the facility, which it described as its first death, and that his death is part of a series of deaths and complaints about solitary use there that have led to protests and a federal investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Okpu died of MDMA (ecstasy) toxicity.
Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.