James Turner
According to his uncle, Tracy Turner, James Turner died at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester about seven or eight months before a protest in August 2026. Tracy Turner says his nephew was killed inside the prison by another prisoner and that nothing has been done about it. The family still has questions about how another prisoner was able to enter James's cell and where correctional officers were at the time.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed; neglect alleged). His uncle Tracy Turner says another prisoner killed James Turner in his cell and asks where correctional officers were at the time, and he says nothing has been done about it.
Reported by: Tracy Turner, his uncle (family or their lawyers).