Thorne Peters
Thorne Peters, 57, was an outspoken advocate for drug law reform who wrote books on drug prohibition and kept a website. He was found unresponsive in his individual cell at the Shelby County Correctional Center in Memphis on the morning of November 3, 2019, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office spokesman. The county had not released a cause of death, and the spokesman said foul play was not suspected. Friends Joyce Aycock and Jessie Mitchell, who rented a house from him, said they were stunned by his death, and Aycock called him a real good friend.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Shelby County Sheriff's Office spokesman (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.