Died in prison

James Merritt Byrd

30 years old · died January 23, 2022 · Effingham County Prison, Effingham County, Georgia

James Merritt Byrd died in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections at Effingham County Correctional Institution on January 23, 2022, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

Source

Georgia Department of Corrections records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, deaths in custody

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