Ronnie Graham
Ronnie Graham was an Army veteran who served in Iraq and later survived cancer, and his brother, Dale Graham, says he would still be alive if staff had done their jobs that night. Graham was held at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl, Mississippi, in December 2021, when he was attacked in his bunk. According to an investigative report, his body was not discovered by a corrections officer for at least five hours, and security footage captured the assault. He died soon after an officer called for help. No one has been charged in his death, and the Mississippi Department of Corrections has agreed to review it as one of its homicides.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). A news investigation says Ronnie Graham was attacked in his bunk and not found for more than five hours, and that guards were largely absent during that time.
Reported by: federal and state records reviewed by the reporting team; news investigation.