Kenneth Gilchrist
Kenneth Gilchrist was 31 years old. He died on the morning of Monday, October 11, 2021, after he was attacked with a weapon in a common area of Donaldson Correctional Facility. The Department of Corrections and the Jefferson County coroner said another man held at the prison carried out the assault.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections and the Jefferson County Coroner's Office say he died after an apparent assault with a weapon by another incarcerated person, and the Equal Justice Initiative also reports he was stabbed to death.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Jefferson County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Equal Justice Initiative (advocates).