Died in prison
Name not reported
A person held at a Texas prison died on May 21, 2021, after being killed by another person held there. Court records in Jefferson County list the death as a homicide. In July 2025, the man accused of the killing pleaded guilty to a lesser murder charge, which ended the possibility of a capital murder trial. The person who died is not named in the reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A fellow prisoner pleaded guilty in Jefferson County court to murder in the death of a man held in a Texas prison.
Reported by: Jefferson County court records and plea (court).