Investigation Underway Following Inmate Death At Oklahoma State Penitentiary

The Department of Corrections says an investigation is underway after an inmate was pronounced dead in his cell Monday. According to the report, around 4 p.m. Monday, November 25 a correctional officer found Albert Johnson unresponsive in his single-cell

Tuesday, November 26th 2019, 9:11 pm

By: News 9


The Department of Corrections says an investigation is underway after an inmate was pronounced dead in his cell Monday. 

According to the report, around 4 p.m. Monday, November 25 a correctional officer found Albert Johnson unresponsive in his single-cell unit at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma.

DOC says Johnson was pronounced dead shortly after he was discovered.

Johnson was serving a death sentence for a first-degree murder conviction, and life sentences for shooting with intent to kill, forcible sodomy, first-degree rape, kidnapping and, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

The Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office will determine Johnson’s exact cause of death.

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