Joharri Walker
Joharri Walker, 27, died on June 14, 2023, at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, while in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. A corrections officer found him unresponsive in his cell, according to the department, which said it did not suspect foul play and that the cause is under investigation, with an autopsy and toxicology testing planned. The state's death data lists an overdose as the cause. His mother, Priscilla Walker Ayche, said other people held there told her he died of an overdose, and the family is still waiting for answers from corrections officials.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections lists the cause as an overdose in its yearly death data, and his mother says other inmates told her he overdosed while an autopsy and toxicology testing are still pending.
Reported by: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the agency that held him); his mother.