Name not reported

A 23-year-old person died in a cell at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in what was reported as a suspected fentanyl overdose. WWNO's report asks how drugs got into the facility. It also asks whether staff and medical care responded in time.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose

Source

• Expert says inadequate staffing is driving deaths in prisons across the Gulf South WWNO, August 1, 2022