Steven Davis, 66, was found dead in his cell, according to prison officials. They did not say whether any foul play was suspected.
Almost 87 percent of the 65,027 state prisoners and 89 percent of the 7,125 federal prisoners who died in custody from 2001 to 2019 died of illness.
The DOJ said that 95 percent of state prisoners who died in 2019 were male, and more than 50 percent were classed as non-Hispanic white.and parole violations. CUCF also recently dealt with a large altercation between 15 prisoners, which officials said could be gang-related. In response, prisoners were restricted to their assigned cells and dormitories, with limited movement permitted until a further review was completed.
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