Died in prison

Javon Foster

38 years old · died January 18, 2026 · Jessup Correctional Institution, Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Javon Foster, 38, died at Jessup Correctional Institution in Jessup, Maryland, in January 2026. WMAR 2 News Baltimore reported that he was found dead in his cell. The Maryland State Police announced the death in a news release, and its Homicide Unit investigated after the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services referred the case to it.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

News reports (2)

Maryland State Police: State Prison Inmate Death Investigation Maryland State Police, news releases on deaths in state prisons, January 19, 2026
Second inmate killing of the month reported at Jessup Correctional Institute WMAR 2 News Baltimore, January 27, 2026

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