Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Name not reported

died October 8, 2025 · Northwest Correctional Complex, Lake County, Tennessee

A person held at the Northwest Correctional Complex, a Tennessee state prison in Lake County, died on October 8, 2025. According to the reporting, a Lake County grand jury returned a six-person first-degree murder indictment in connection with the death, and prosecutors allege that other people held at the prison killed them. The person who died is not named in the reporting, and no further details about who they were are given.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A Lake County grand jury returned a six-person first-degree murder indictment in the death of a person held at the Northwest Correctional Complex.

Reported by: Lake County grand jury (court).

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