Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Michael Anderson

26 years old · died November 2019 · Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman, Mississippi

Michael Anderson, 26, died in November 2019 while held at Parchman Prison in Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Corrections has said his death is under investigation, and the cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy. His death came in the same week as another death at the prison.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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

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