Name not reported
In 2016, a 29-year-old man was found dead in his cell. Corrections officials said he hanged himself alone and left a suicide note. His family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Kevin Steele, a former guard who was a confidential source, said another person had confessed to the killing on video and in writing, and that those confessions later disappeared.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). Corrections officials said he hanged himself alone and left a suicide note; his family's wrongful death lawsuit disputes that, and former guard Kevin Steele says another inmate confessed to the killing on video and in writing, and that the confessions disappeared.
Reported by: Corrections officials (the agency that held him); his family's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers); Kevin Steele, a former confidential source and guard (witnesses).
Lawsuit: His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit over his 2016 death in his cell, which corrections officials said was a suicide.