Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Name not reported

Coffee Correctional Facility, Coffee County, Georgia

A man died at Coffee Correctional Facility, a state prison in Nicholls, Georgia, run by CoreCivic, and was one of four people who died there within several weeks of one another. CoreCivic said the deaths were unrelated. The Georgia Department of Corrections and CoreCivic are investigating, and the cause and manner of death have not been determined.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. CoreCivic said the deaths were unrelated and that medical staff tried life-saving measures until EMS arrived; the cause is still under investigation.

Reported by: CoreCivic (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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