Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Nathaniel Nero

Draper Correctional Facility, Elmore County, Alabama

Nathaniel Nero died while held at Draper Correctional Facility, a state prison in Elmore County, Alabama. The Alabama Department of Corrections said he had reportedly used synthetic marijuana. He collapsed on the way to a medical unit, and a prison physician pronounced him dead. An autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Alabama Department of Corrections says he collapsed after reportedly using synthetic marijuana, and an autopsy was planned.

Reported by: Alabama 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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