Jamari McClinton
Jamari Charell McClinton, 21, of Decatur, was stabbed with a makeshift knife at Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville, Georgia, on August 11, 2021, while held there. According to Baldwin County Deputy Coroner Steve Chapple, he died before he could be taken to a hospital. Georgia Department of Corrections investigators have said the death is being investigated, and another prisoner has been charged in connection with it. One account reports that McClinton had been in protective custody after threats from gang members, and that this protection was removed when he was transferred to Baldwin from Phillips State Prison five days earlier.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). A prisoner stabbed Jamari McClinton with a makeshift knife at Baldwin State Prison, and the deputy coroner said he died before he could reach a hospital; one account says his protective custody was removed when he was transferred to the prison, after threats from gang members.
Reported by: Baldwin County Deputy Coroner Steve Chapple (medical examiner or coroner); Georgia Department of Corrections investigators (the agency that held him); Union-Recorder reporting (reporters).