Name not reported
A man died on December 7, 2024, at the Hardeman County Correctional Facility in Whiteville, Tennessee, a facility managed by CoreCivic, after several fights broke out among people held there in the early hours of that Saturday. CoreCivic said he died of injuries sustained in the fights, and that staff intervened and gave medical aid before he was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Six other people were taken to hospitals, and one account says five others were injured. The Tennessee Department of Correction's Office of Investigations and Conduct is investigating, and the manner of his death is listed as pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CoreCivic, which runs the facility, says the man died of injuries sustained in fights among inmates, and the Tennessee Department of Correction's Office of Investigations and Conduct is investigating.
Reported by: CoreCivic (the agency that held him); CoreCivic spokesperson and officials (the agency that held him); Brian Todd of CodeCivic (the agency that held him); CoreCivic director of public affairs Ryan Gustin (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.