Died in prison
Name not reported
A man held at St. Clair Correctional Facility was killed in 2016, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report. He had been placed in segregation for his own protection after an earlier assault, and he was strangled within hours of being returned to the general population. Federal investigators described his death as part of a pattern of violence the prison failed to prevent. His name has not been made public.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The U.S. Department of Justice report says another inmate strangled him at St. Clair, hours after he was released from segregation.
Reported by: U.S. Department of Justice report (outside investigators).