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Joseph Clark Holloway

52 years old · died July 5, 2017 · Staton Correctional Facility, Elmore County, Alabama

Joseph Clark Holloway, 52, was held at the Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County, Alabama, when he died in July 2017. The Alabama Department of Corrections said he suffered multiple stab wounds in a housing area and was airlifted to a hospital, where he died of his injuries. The department describes the death as a homicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections says another inmate stabbed Holloway, who was later charged with murder.

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.

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