Joshua Emanuel Williams
Joshua Williams, who was 22 according to a later report, died on July 3, 2020, at Baldwin State Prison in Hardwick, Georgia, where he was held in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections. The department said he was injured in a fight with another person held at the prison and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The department now suspects homicide, and its Office of Professional Standards is investigating. A 2026 report listing Georgia prison deaths gives his cause of death as multiple sharp-force injuries and includes no further details of the circumstances.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Georgia Department of Corrections says he was injured in an altercation with another inmate and now suspects homicide, with its Office of Professional Standards investigating.
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.