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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Madison Parish Correctional Center, Madison Parish, Louisiana

A man died while held at the Madison Parish Correctional Center in Tallulah, Louisiana, in autumn 2020. A lawsuit brought by the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center and Casey Denson Law says his death followed a fight and was caused by complications from it. The lawsuit is one of several over deaths at the jail in September and October 2020. His name is not given in the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The lawsuit says the death followed a fight at the Madison Parish Correctional Center and was caused by complications from it.

Reported by: the lawsuit (filed by the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center and Casey Denson Law) (family or their lawyers).

Lawsuit: A lawsuit filed by the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center and Casey Denson Law over a death at the Madison Parish Correctional Center in Tallulah, Louisiana, in 2020 has been filed, with no dollar amount reported.

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