Died in prison
James Edward Rodgers
James Edward Rodgers, 41, was held at Bullock Correctional Facility in Union Springs, Alabama, when he died on May 29, 2017. The Alabama Department of Corrections said two other people held at the prison attacked him in a dormitory with makeshift knives. He was treated in the infirmary but died soon afterward. The department classifies his death as a homicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections says two inmates stabbed him with makeshift knives in a dorm at Bullock Correctional Facility.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.