Three inmates have died in April at the Bullock County Correctional Facility in separate instances.
Three Bullock County Correctional Facility inmates have died in the month of April. Dustin Ortega Christopher McGhee Clifton King
UNION SPRINGS, Ala. - ADOC stated that on Sunday, April 14, Clifton Leon King was found unresponsive in his cell. The medical staff administered care but were unable to resuscitate him, and he was pronounced dead by the attending physician. King was serving a life sentence for a murder in Montgomery County.
The second death happened on Saturday, April 20. Inmate Dustin Ortega was discovered unresponsive in his cell. Emergency care was administered, and Ortega was transported to the health care unit. The staff was unable to resuscitate Ortega, and he was pronounced dead by the attending physician, ADOC stated.According to ADOC, a third death happened on Wednesday, April 24. Inmate Christopher Rian McGhee was found unresponsive in his bed.
ADOC stated the cause of death in each of these cases is pending autopsy results and the LESD investigation.
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