Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died May 25, 2014 · Wilkinson County Correctional Facility, Wilkinson County, Mississippi

A person held at the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in Mississippi was killed during a fight involving at least six people in the jail, according to authorities. The facility was placed on lockdown afterward. Authorities had not said what started the fight or how the person was killed.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A fight among at least six inmates at the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility killed one person, according to authorities, who had not said what sparked the violence or how the person was killed.

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

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