Died in prison

James D. Myrick

63 years old · died August 19, 2018 · Mississippi State Penitentiary, Mississippi

James Myrick, 63, died while held at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman in August 2018. A Sun Herald report dates his death to August 19, and an NBC News report gives August 18, placing him among the prison's August deaths. NBC reports that corrections officials attributed most of that month's deaths at the prison to natural causes, though no cause is given for his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Sources (2)

15th inmate dies in Mississippi prison system in August Sun Herald, August 31, 2018
16 prisoners died in one month in Mississippi. Their families want to know why. NBC News, September 4, 2018

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