Jody Potts
Jody Potts, 58, died in May 2021 while held at Limestone Correctional Facility in Harvest, Alabama. The Alabama Department of Corrections said he had been injured in an apparent assault by another incarcerated man and that its Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating, with the autopsy result pending. The Equal Justice Initiative said he had spent more than 40 years in prison, was awaiting resentencing, and was beaten to death by other people held at the prison. The corrections department gives his date of death as May 6, while the EJI account gives May 7.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections says he suffered injuries in an apparent assault by another incarcerated man, with the autopsy pending; the Equal Justice Initiative says he was beaten to death by other people held at the prison.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections, spokesperson Kristi Simpson (the agency that held him); Equal Justice Initiative (advocates).