Died in prison

Melissa Thacker

27 years old · died July 25, 2021 · Pulaski State Prison, Pulaski County, Georgia

Melissa Thacker died in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections at Pulaski State Prison on July 25, 2021, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Georgia Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as suicide.

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.

Source

Georgia Department of Corrections records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, deaths in custody

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