Marquis Johnson
Marquis Johnson, 26, was stabbed at Central State Prison in Macon, Georgia, on Monday, December 18, 2023. He died at a Macon hospital shortly after 4:30 p.m., according to Bibb County coroner Leon Jones. Jones classified the death as a homicide. The Georgia Department of Corrections' Office of Professional Standards is investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones ruled the death a homicide after Marquis Johnson was stabbed at Central State Prison; the Georgia Department of Corrections' Office of Professional Standards is investigating.
Reported by: Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones (medical examiner or coroner); Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).
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- Georgia Department of Corrections records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars
- Inmate convicted in Columbus armed robbery stabbed to death in Macon prison
- Second stabbing in two days at Macon prison leaves another man dead, coroner says
- Columbus gangster, repeat armed robber fatally stabbed in Macon prison - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
- Six people have died in Georgia state prisons in the past month. Data confirms troubling trends