Died in prison

Ira Fortenberry

58 years old · died May 13, 2021 · Coastal State Prison, Chatham County, Georgia

Ira Fortenberry died in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections at Coastal State Prison on May 13, 2021, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Georgia Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

Source

Georgia Department of Corrections records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, deaths in custody

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