One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A Black man, 27, died on September 1, 2020, at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in West Feliciana Parish, where he was held in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The department's death data, based on the autopsy report, classifies his death as a homicide. Department spokesperson Ken Pastorick said he died a short time after a fight with another man in his dormitory, which correctional officers discovered during routine rounds. The department and the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office are investigating, and an autopsy was planned for that week, so the circumstances of the fight are still under review.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Louisiana Department of Corrections says he died shortly after a fight with another inmate in his dormitory, and an autopsy was scheduled that week.
Reported by: Louisiana Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.