Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Humberto Hernandez

41 years old · died May 10, 2017 · Telfair State Prison, Telfair County, Georgia

Humberto Hernandez, 41, died in May 2017 while held at Telfair State Prison in Telfair County, Georgia. The Georgia Department of Corrections said he was seriously injured in a physical altercation with another person held at the prison, and that he died while being taken toward the airfield for transport to a hospital. The department's account has not been independently verified, and the cause of death has not been determined; the incident is under investigation and his body was sent for autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Georgia Department of Corrections says he suffered serious injuries in a physical altercation with another person held at Telfair State Prison, and the cause of death has not been determined.

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.

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