Deaths in Custody
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Grant Mickens

35 years old · died February 16, 2017 · Staton Correctional Facility, Elmore County, Alabama

Grant Mickens, 35, died on February 16, 2017, after he was stabbed while held at a state prison in Elmore County, Alabama. The Alabama Department of Corrections said he was stabbed in the back, chest and arms around 9:40 a.m. and was pronounced dead about ten minutes after reaching the health care unit. Reports name the facility as either Staton or Elmore Correctional Facility. Another person held at the prison has been charged in connection with his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections says another inmate stabbed Grant Mickens, who was charged with capital murder.

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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