Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Wiley Tucker

died February 1, 2022 · Valdosta State Prison, Lowndes County, Georgia

Wiley Tucker died on February 1, 2022, while held at Valdosta State Prison in Valdosta, Georgia. According to a Georgia Department of Corrections incident report, he was found unresponsive in his cell, and the report classifies his death as a suicide. Medics could not revive him, and his body was sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab for an autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Georgia Department of Corrections incident report calls the death a suicide.

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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