Name not reported
A person held at Whiteville Correctional Facility in Hardeman County, Tennessee, was stabbed there in the early morning of Tuesday, October 18, 2022, and officials have called the death a homicide. Ryan Gustin, public affairs director for the Tennessee Department of Correction, said the injury followed an altercation with another person held at the prison. The person was taken to a nearby hospital, where they died. The Hardeman County district attorney's office and the department's Office of Investigation and Conduct are investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Tennessee Department of Correction spokesman Ryan Gustin said an inmate was stabbed during an altercation with another inmate, and the district attorney's office also reported the stabbing homicide.
Reported by: Tennessee Department of Correction (public affairs director Ryan Gustin) (the agency that held them); Hardeman County district attorney's office.