Kaddarrius Cage
Kaddarrius Cage was a man who lived with paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and his mother, Kimberly Cage-Williams, says she loved him and still cries every day. He died in his cell at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison in May 2023, about two weeks after he was taken into the jail during a severe mental health crisis. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office says he died by suicide. His mother says officials have not been transparent and that the jail did not properly care for him, including by not giving him his medication.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The sheriff's office says he died by suicide, while his mother, Kimberly Cage-Williams, says the jail did not properly care for him, including withholding his medication during a severe mental health crisis.
Reported by: East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Kimberly Cage-Williams (mother) (family or their lawyers).