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Jose Garcia-Ibrra

41 years old · died June 15, 2021 · Baldwin State Prison, Baldwin County, Georgia

Jose Garcia-Ibrra, described as 41 in one news account, died on June 15, 2021, while held at Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville, Georgia. Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit prosecutors said he was stabbed more than 20 times by other people held at the prison during a dispute over a television. In September 2025, a Baldwin County jury found three men not guilty of murder in his death. Their defense attorneys argued that the evidence against them and the investigation were weak.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prosecutors say fellow inmates stabbed him more than 20 times during a dispute over a television, and a jury later found three men not guilty of murder.

Reported by: Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit prosecutors; Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).

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