Died in prison
Name not reported
A 26-year-old man held at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary died on July 28, 2012, after a fire started in his cell in the H-Unit. The Department of Corrections said staff responded, he was treated and taken to the prison medical unit, and he later died at a local hospital. The department said at the time that the exact cause of death was unknown and that his name would be withheld until his next of kin were notified.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Department of Corrections said the exact cause of death was unknown at the time, after a fire started in his cell.
Reported by: Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.