Died in prison
Johnny Lee Spears
Johnny Lee Spears was 31 years old when he died at Elmore Correctional Facility on the night of Friday, March 25, 2016. The Alabama Department of Corrections said he was stabbed by another man held at the prison, who was detained afterward. Alabama's governor pointed to his death as a sign of the crisis in the state's prisons.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections says another inmate stabbed him in a fight at Elmore Correctional Facility.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.