Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held at Orleans Parish Prison in New Orleans was stabbed to death with a makeshift weapon during a weekend in June 2022, according to a WWNO report published in August of that year. The report counts his death as one of two at the jail that weekend. The sheriff said the jail was understaffed at the time.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A man held at Orleans Parish Prison was stabbed to death with a makeshift weapon in June 2022, according to the account summary.