Kenneth Gilchrist
Kenneth Gilchrist, 31, died on Monday, October 11, 2021, while held at William Donaldson Correctional Facility in Alabama. He was from Mobile, according to AL.com. The Alabama Department of Corrections and the Jefferson County Coroner's Office have described his death as a homicide from an assault with a weapon in the prison's common area, and the Equal Justice Initiative reports he was stabbed. The department's Intelligence and Investigations Division is leading the investigation.
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 was killed in an apparent inmate-on-inmate assault with a weapon in the prison's common area.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Jefferson County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Equal Justice Initiative (advocates).