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Roderick Demarcus Lee

33 years old · died January 27, 2023 · Kilby Correctional Facility, Montgomery County, Alabama

Roderick Demarcus Lee, 33, died on January 27, 2023, while held at Kilby Correctional Facility, a state prison in Alabama. The Alabama Department of Corrections said officers took him from his dorm to the health care unit, where, according to the department, he stopped breathing. The ADOC Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating, and the cause of death is pending an autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Lee's behavior escalated and he stopped breathing, and that the cause of death is pending an autopsy.

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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