Loren Dean Tucker

Loren Dean Tucker, 31, died in May 2023 at the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility in Oklahoma, where he was held. An investigative report says he was stabbed in the back and struck on the head in his cell. Staff did not find him until the next morning. The report found that officers had not carried out security checks on the night of the attack, and two prisoners have been accused of the assault.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). An investigative report says two prisoners attacked him in his cell and that officers did not conduct the required security checks that night.

Reported by: investigative report.

Source

• Three prisoners died at an Oklahoma private prison after guards skipped security checks and falsified records The Frontier, September 6, 2024