Joseph Allen Gaines

Joseph Gaines, 57, died on March 23, 2023, while held at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County, Alabama. The Alabama Political Reporter reported that he was found unresponsive in his dorm. The Alabama Department of Corrections, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars, attributes his death to intoxication from fentanyl, fluorofentanyl and a synthetic cannabinoid.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Alabama Department of Corrections attributes his death to intoxication by fentanyl, fluorofentanyl and a synthetic cannabinoid.

Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); UCLA Law Behind Bars (advocates).

Sources (2)

• Alabama Department of Corrections, Code of Alabama 14-1-24 reports, via UCLA Law Behind Bars UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, deaths in custody
• Incarcerated man dead at Staton Correctional Facility Alabama Political Reporter, April 7, 2023