Inmate found dead at south Mississippi prison

Mississippi prison officials say an inmate has died at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville.

Posted: Mar 22, 2020 7:33 PM

Updated: Oct 6, 2020 12:16 PM

Posted By: Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi prison officials say an inmate has died at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections said 48-year-old Troy Michael Daughtery was found unconscious in his bed Saturday evening.

He did not respond to CPR.

The prison system said foul play is not suspected, but an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. Daughtery was serving a life sentence for a murder conviction.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 117617

Reported Deaths: 3302

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Hinds	8011	179
DeSoto	7210	79
Harrison	5398	84
Jackson	4693	87
Rankin	4016	86
Madison	3843	94
Lee	3640	82
Forrest	3094	78
Jones	2961	84
Washington	2603	99
Lafayette	2531	43
Lauderdale	2499	135
Lamar	2291	38
Oktibbeha	2037	55
Bolivar	2028	77
Neshoba	1861	111
Lowndes	1812	62
Panola	1706	40
Leflore	1691	88
Sunflower	1640	49
Warren	1560	56
Monroe	1530	73
Pontotoc	1490	20
Marshall	1473	30
Lincoln	1429	59
Pike	1404	56
Copiah	1387	36
Scott	1262	29
Coahoma	1255	37
Yazoo	1227	34
Grenada	1226	39
Simpson	1223	49
Union	1197	25
Tate	1193	39
Itawamba	1159	26
Leake	1158	42
Pearl River	1150	60
Holmes	1149	60
Adams	1093	44
Prentiss	1083	20
Wayne	1027	22
Alcorn	1021	12
George	1014	19
Covington	985	29
Marion	954	43
Tippah	931	23
Newton	868	27
Chickasaw	862	26
Hancock	859	28
Tallahatchie	846	26
Winston	846	21
Tishomingo	822	41
Attala	805	26
Clarke	763	53
Clay	705	22
Jasper	692	17
Walthall	641	27
Calhoun	627	13
Noxubee	601	17
Smith	598	16
Yalobusha	556	14
Montgomery	554	23
Claiborne	539	16
Tunica	536	17
Lawrence	534	14
Perry	512	23
Carroll	497	12
Stone	486	14
Greene	479	18
Humphreys	449	16
Amite	427	13
Quitman	421	6
Jefferson Davis	417	11
Webster	378	13
Benton	360	8
Wilkinson	338	20
Kemper	327	15
Sharkey	287	15
Jefferson	277	10
Franklin	248	3
Choctaw	208	6
Issaquena	107	4
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Confirmed Cases: 160380

Reported Deaths: 2713

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Jefferson	23573	377
Mobile	16994	316
Tuscaloosa	10462	140
Montgomery	10352	198
Madison	9422	98
Shelby	7504	65
Baldwin	6712	69
Lee	6571	65
Calhoun	4647	61
Marshall	4426	51
Etowah	4341	51
Morgan	4223	35
Houston	4193	34
DeKalb	3492	28
Elmore	3246	53
St. Clair	3040	42
Limestone	2936	31
Walker	2837	93
Talladega	2714	37
Cullman	2557	25
Lauderdale	2338	42
Jackson	2194	17
Autauga	2082	31
Franklin	2064	32
Colbert	2060	32
Blount	1972	25
Russell	1960	3
Chilton	1904	32
Dallas	1881	27
Coffee	1807	11
Dale	1789	52
Covington	1759	29
Escambia	1749	31
Chambers	1368	47
Clarke	1366	17
Pike	1345	14
Tallapoosa	1339	87
Marion	1103	31
Barbour	1042	9
Marengo	1026	22
Butler	1012	41
Winston	940	13
Geneva	921	7
Lawrence	869	33
Pickens	869	18
Bibb	850	15
Randolph	835	16
Hale	777	30
Cherokee	756	14
Clay	753	12
Washington	751	12
Henry	723	6
Lowndes	716	28
Monroe	655	10
Bullock	650	17
Crenshaw	609	30
Perry	595	6
Fayette	589	13
Cleburne	573	9
Wilcox	570	12
Conecuh	565	13
Macon	539	20
Lamar	508	5
Sumter	474	21
Choctaw	393	12
Greene	346	16
Coosa	209	3
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0