Died in prison
Latrell Edwards
Latrell Edwards was held at Joliet Treatment Center in Joliet, Illinois. According to WBEZ Chicago, in November 2024 officers saw flames under his cell door, took him to a hospital, and evacuated the other men on his wing before he was let out of his cell. Prison reports said he had labored breathing and soot coating his throat, and he died in January 2025, about two months later.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Prison reports describe flames under his cell door, soot in his throat and labored breathing before he died two months later, but they do not state a cause of death.
Reported by: prison reports. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.