An Arizona man who was incarcerated on charges of sexual acts against a child was killed by a fellow inmate, according to correctional facility officials.
Michael Dunbar was being held at the Arizona State Penitentiary in Eyman, Florence. Sources said the 43-year-old inmate had been in the prison since 1998. press release From the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry.
Michael Dunbar's sentence was scheduled to end on June 15, 2038.
Dunbar was killed during the incident. fight Monday with another inmate. ADCRR did not provide further information about how Mr. Dunbar was killed during the “altercation.”
ADCRR said the murder charge is being investigated by the Office of the Inspector General in consultation with the Pinal County Coroner's Office, and that it “does not tolerate violence” and will seek prosecution once the investigation is complete.
Dunbar was convicted of lewd sexual conduct with a minor in Maricopa County.
Citing prison records: fox news According to the report, Dunbar had committed several disciplinary violations since 2010, including assaulting other inmates.
Dunbar's sentence was scheduled to end on June 15, 2038.
What else?
According to analysis A total of 3,853 inmates died in state prisons or state-contracted private prisons in 2019, a decrease of 284 from 2018, according to the Department of Justice.
There were 143 homicides in state prisons in 2019, the highest number in the 19 years since the government began tracking deaths in correctional facilities, and 39 homicides in 2001. It was almost four times as much.
Other types of unnatural deaths were due to suicide, drug or alcohol poisoning or accidents.
The report noted that in 2019, illness was the leading cause of death for inmates in 79% of state prisons.
In fact, the death rate for prisoners (308 per 100,000) was lower than for U.S. residents over the age of 18 (435 per 100,000).
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