Kelvin Bowen
Kelvin Bowen, 35, was held at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. According to the Mississippi Department of Corrections, he was attacked with a sharp instrument in a hallway of a maximum security unit while walking to see a case manager. The department said he was pronounced dead at the prison hospital around 1 p.m. on June 11, 2013. Another man is accused of the attack, and a correctional officer was injured trying to separate the two men. MDOC's initial investigation found that the accused man was not strip searched or restrained as policy required, and the department said disciplinary action would follow once the investigation is complete.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). The Mississippi Department of Corrections says another inmate stabbed him, and its initial investigation found the accused inmate was not strip searched or restrained properly as policy required.
Reported by: Mississippi Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.