Silas Westbrook
Silas Westbrook died on January 17, 2026, at Metro Reentry Facility in DeKalb County, Georgia, where he was held. Earlier that month he was hospitalized with minor injuries after a disturbance at Washington State Prison in Davisboro, and he was cleared before being transferred. The Georgia Department of Corrections says he had a medical emergency as staff helped him out of a transport vehicle. The Department's Office of Professional Standards is investigating, and the cause of death is pending a determination by the GBI Crime Lab.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Georgia Department of Corrections says he suffered a medical emergency as staff helped him out of a transport vehicle, and the cause of death awaits GBI Crime Lab testing.
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.