Died in prison
Marquette Cummings
Marquette Cummings died in a hospital in January 2014, the day after another man stabbed him in the eye at St. Clair Correctional Facility in Alabama. His family later filed a lawsuit alleging that he was taken off life support at the direction of the prison's warden. The family settled the lawsuit.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. His family's lawsuit says another prisoner stabbed him in the eye, and that the warden directed staff to take him off life support.
Reported by: his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued over his death, and the source summary reports a settlement but gives no dollar amount.