Deaths in Custody
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Leroy Barganier

46 years old · died July 19, 2024 · Elmore Correctional Facility, Elmore County, Alabama

Leroy Barganier was 46 years old. On Friday, July 19, 2024, he went to medical staff at Elmore Correctional Facility in obvious distress, collapsed and died. The Alabama Department of Corrections said it was investigating the cause of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Alabama Department of Corrections says he collapsed in obvious medical distress after approaching medical staff, and that staff could not revive him.

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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