William Crowder
William Crowder, 35, was held at Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Illinois, when he died in March 2013. His sister Emmerine said that the family did not know he had been placed in a cell with another man until after his death. The prison investigation report and his cellmate's guilty plea say his cellmate strangled him, and the cellmate says he asked officers the night before to move him and was not helped. Emmerine said of the placement: "You're asking for disaster. You're asking for death."
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). The prison investigation report and his cellmate's guilty plea say the cellmate strangled him, and the cellmate says he asked officers to move him the night before and they did not help.
Reported by: Prison investigation report (the agency that held him); His cellmate's guilty plea (witnesses).