Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Lawrence Utley

67 years old · died April 22, 2015 · Holman Correctional Facility, Escambia County, Alabama

Lawrence Utley was 67 years old and had spent about 30 years in Alabama prisons. Around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, he was fatally stabbed inside Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. The Alabama Department of Corrections said another man held at the prison was detained as the likely attacker, and the facility was locked down while the killing was investigated.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections says another inmate fatally stabbed him inside Holman Correctional Facility, and another inmate was detained as a suspect.

Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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