Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Malek Moore

died December 30, 2021 · Tabor Correctional Institution, North Carolina

Malek Moore was held at Tabor Correctional Institution in North Carolina, where, according to the state Department of Public Safety, he was found unresponsive in his cell early on December 30, 2021. He was pronounced dead at 4:56 a.m. that morning. The department says it is cooperating with a law enforcement investigation and conducting its own review, and the manner of his death has not yet been determined.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: North Carolina Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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