Kelvin Moore
Kelvin Moore, 43, was held at Limestone Correctional Facility in Alabama, where he died on July 21, 2023. According to his mother, a prison chaplain told her he died of a fentanyl overdose, about 90 minutes after they had spoken by phone. The family says that when his body was returned, most of his internal organs were missing after an autopsy at UAB, and they are among the families suing the state and UAB over the alleged removal of organs without permission; the claims are unproven and the lawsuit is pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. A prison chaplain told his mother he died of a fentanyl overdose, while the family's lawsuit separately alleges his organs were removed without consent.
Reported by: prison chaplain at Limestone Correctional Facility (the agency that held him); his mother, Agolia Moore, relaying the chaplain's account (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family is among those suing the Alabama Department of Corrections and UAB over alleged removal of his organs after death without permission, and the lawsuits are pending with trial expected in December 2027.
News reports (4)
- After Kelvin Moore died in an Alabama prison, his body was returned without organs. His family wants answers
- 5 families of inmates say university took their loved ones’ organs ‘without consent’
- Families suing over alleged organ harvesting of Alabama inmates await 2027 trial
- Families want meeting with UAB officials over organ harvesting of loved ones