Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson, 64, died on October 17, 2025, at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, while in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The department told WAFB the death was unexpected and requested an autopsy to determine the cause. The department's death data lists the cause as heart-related, and the department said the death triggered a state investigation. WAFB reported it was one of six unexpected deaths at the prison since September, and the reports reviewed do not confirm the cause.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections' yearly death data lists the cause as a heart-related death, including cardiopulmonary arrest.
Reported by: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the agency that held him); Incarceration Transparency.
Sources (8)
- Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, deaths in 2025 (data file)
- Incarceration Transparency, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Louisiana Deaths Behind Bars
- 2 inmate deaths reported at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center; autopsies pending
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- Department of Corrections releases information about fourth recent inmate death inside Elayn Hunt
- I-TEAM: State launches investigations into 15 unexpected deaths at Elayn Hunt Prison
- WBRZ Investigative Unit: Inmate serving time in Dixon Correctional Institute dies of overdose