Kenneth Earl Ray II
Kenneth Earl Ray II, 32, died on November 14, 2022, at William Donaldson Correctional Facility, a state prison in Bessemer, Alabama. The Jefferson County coroner's office and an Alabama Department of Corrections spokeswoman said he was fatally injured in an assault by another person held at the prison, and the coroner's office is investigating the death as a homicide. He was taken to the prison infirmary, where he could not be saved. The prison system has not released further details about the assault.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections spokeswoman and the Jefferson County coroner's office attribute his death to sharp force injuries from an assault by another person held at the prison.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections spokeswoman (the agency that held him); Jefferson County coroner's office (medical examiner or coroner).