Died in prison

Melvin Caviness

74 years old · died December 14, 2022 · Scotland Correctional Institution, Scotland County, North Carolina

Melvin Caviness died in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction at Scotland Correctional Institution on December 14, 2022, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

North Carolina Department of Adult Correction records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, deaths in custody

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