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Marion Luke

died November 25, 2021 · Hays State Prison, Chattooga County, Georgia

Marion Luke died on November 25, 2021, while held at Hays State Prison in Trion, Georgia. The Georgia Department of Corrections said another person held at the prison assaulted Luke around midday, and that staff took Luke to the medical unit to await EMS. The prison physician pronounced Luke dead shortly after noon. The department is investigating the death as a homicide and has not released the name of the man it says is responsible.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Georgia Department of Corrections says another inmate assaulted Marion Luke around midday at Hays State Prison and that the death is being investigated as a homicide.

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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