Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Mac Arthur Smith

73 years old · died August 15, 2020 · East Texas Treatment Facility, Rusk County, Texas

Mac Arthur Smith, 73, died on August 15, 2020, while held at the East Texas Treatment Facility in Rusk County, Texas, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison. A news report gave COVID-19 as the cause of his death. The Texas Attorney General's custodial death report records the same date and facility but does not state a cause or manner of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: news report; Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report.

News reports (2)