Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Name not reported

died July 3, 2017 · Yazoo City Low Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo County, Mississippi

An unnamed person held at the Yazoo City Federal Correctional Institution in Yazoo City, Mississippi, died on July 3, 2017, a day after a fight with another person held there on July 2. The FBI, working with the Bureau of Prisons, is investigating the death as a homicide, according to Mississippi News Now sources. The name of the person who died and details of the fight have not been reported, and the account given so far comes from the investigating agencies.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The FBI is investigating the death as a murder after a fight with another inmate the day before.

Reported by: FBI (outside investigators).

News report