Name not reported
Lavonia McBride's teenage son was killed at Phillips State Prison in Buford, Georgia. She says messages from people held at the prison, shared on social media and FaceTime, described a gang attack in the lockdown unit, while prison staff repeatedly told her he was in general population. She was driving from Augusta to the prison when she learned of his death, and she went there because officials would not tell her what had happened. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the attack was set in motion by guards.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed). Lavonia McBride says inmates' messages describe a gang attack in the lockdown unit, and says staff told her he was in general population; the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that guards set the attack in motion.
Reported by: Lavonia McBride, the victim's mother (family or their lawyers); Messages from other inmates seen on social media and FaceTime (witnesses); Atlanta Journal-Constitution (reporters).