Scott Collinsworth

Scott Collinsworth, 45, was held at Apalachee Correctional Institution, a state prison in Sneads, Florida, when he died on October 2, 2015. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded his death as a homicide, and prosecutors said his cellmate beat him with hands and feet. A jury returned a second-degree murder verdict against the cellmate in January 2018.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A cellmate beat the man to death at Apalachee Correctional Institution in October 2015, according to the State Attorney's Office, and a jury returned a second-degree murder verdict against the cellmate in January 2018.

Reported by: Office of State Attorney Glenn Hess; Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); The News Herald (reporters).

News reports (6)

• Inmate Mortality, fiscal year 2014-2015, archived Florida Department of Corrections, Inmate Mortality
• Inmate Mortality, fiscal year 2015-2016, archived Florida Department of Corrections, Inmate Mortality
• Jackson County inmate allegedly kills second cellmate WTVY, January 15, 2018
• Florida: Killer of cellmates says 'one less child molester' WCTV, January 15, 2018
• Jackson County inmate convicted of murdering cellmate WTVY, January 31, 2018
• Inmate Convicted of Murdering Cellmate Larry Basford | State Attorney (.gov), January 31, 2018