Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Name not reported

died April 2025 · Pima County, Arizona

Three men were killed at a prison in Tucson, Arizona, in April 2025, according to news reports. Another person held at the same prison has been accused of the killings. Prison officials had moved that person from a maximum-security cell to the general population only months before the deaths. The family of one of the men has sued over that move.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). A family's lawsuit says prison officials moved the accused prisoner from a maximum-security cell to general population only months before the killings.

Reported by: news reporting in the Tucson article (reporters).

Lawsuit: The family of one victim sued over the prison's decision to move a fellow prisoner from maximum security to the general population months before the April 2025 killings, and no payment amount has been reported.

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