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Stephen Dwayne Cannada

47 years old · died September 3, 2021 · United States Penitentiary Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana

Stephen Dwayne Cannada, 47, died on September 3, 2021, at USP Terre Haute, a high-security federal prison in Indiana, on the day he arrived there. Two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press that he was stabbed repeatedly in an altercation with another person held at the prison. The Bureau of Prisons said staff responded immediately, called emergency crews, and pronounced him dead inside the prison, and that the FBI was notified. Accounts of how the attack happened and what staff knew beforehand remain unresolved.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Two people familiar with the matter told the AP he was stabbed repeatedly by another inmate, and the Bureau of Prisons said staff responded immediately and he was pronounced dead.

Reported by: two people familiar with the matter, as reported by the AP.

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