Died in prison
James Lewis Kennedy
James Lewis Kennedy, 39, was held at Elmore Correctional Facility in Alabama, where he was stabbed in a fight with another prisoner on the morning of November 18, 2018, and died. The Alabama Department of Corrections said the other prisoner, Patrick Dean Smith, would be charged with murder. The Equal Justice Initiative later cited Kennedy's killing in calling for a new investigation of violence and understaffing at the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections says another inmate stabbed him in a fight, and a suspect was named and to be charged with murder.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Equal Justice Initiative (advocates).
News reports (5)
- Alabama inmate stabbed to death at Elmore County prison
- Inmate stabbed to death at Elmore County prison
- Inmate James Lewis Kennedy stabbed to death at Elmore Correctional facility
- Inmate from Henry Co. killed in prison fight
- Inmate deaths highlight 'constant threat of violence' in Alabama prisons, reform advocates say