Marcus Gray
Marcus Gray, 49, of Corbin, Kentucky, was held at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex in West Liberty. Officers found him unresponsive in his cell on a Sunday evening in early January 2026, and staff tried lifesaving measures before he was flown to the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, where he died. Kentucky State Police said another person held at the prison assaulted him and opened a homicide investigation, and no charges had been filed in the reports. The case was to be presented to the Morgan County Grand Jury.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Kentucky State Police say another person held at the facility assaulted him, and the case is being presented to a Morgan County grand jury.
Reported by: Kentucky State Police (outside investigators).
News reports (4)
- Northern Kentucky man accused of killing fellow inmate in prison
- KSP conducts death investigation at eastern Kentucky prison
- Inmate form Corbin Dies Following Assault at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex in Morgan County
- 'We are inmates, but we are human': Open records requests reveal misconduct reports against EKCC employees