Died in prison
Jabari Leon Bascomb
Jabari Bascomb, 22, died at St. Clair Correctional Facility in Alabama on October 15, 2011, three days after his 22nd birthday. The Birmingham News, as reported by the Equal Justice Initiative, says he was stabbed to death. Prison officials gave multiple stab wounds as the cause of death and counted his death among at least three inmates killed by other inmates in the seven months before a later report.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prison officials and the Birmingham News, via the Equal Justice Initiative, report that another inmate stabbed him to death.
Reported by: prison officials; Birmingham News, via EJI (reporters).
Custody: Serving a sentence.