Name not reported
A man died at a reentry facility near DeQuincy in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, the former Phelps Correctional Center, around 3 a.m. on July 30, 2023, according to Sheriff Mark Herford. The facility is run by Louisiana Workforce LLC, whose owner, Paul Perkins, said the man had a history of medical problems and was being treated for them. Perkins said medical staff attended him as soon as they became aware of the situation, and that he was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The facility's operator, Paul Perkins, said the man had a history of medical problems and that medical staff attended him as soon as they became aware of the situation.
Reported by: Paul Perkins, owner of Louisiana Workforce LLC, which oversees the facility (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.