Lucious Bolton, 29
Parchman, Mississippi
August 15, 2018
Agencies: Mississippi Bureau of Investigation | Mississippi State Penitentiary
Cause of death: Not Yet Known
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Overview 
A seventh inmate has died in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections in two weeks.
Lucious Bolton, 29, died at Allegiance Speciality Hospital in Greenville Wednesday at 4:22 p.m., according to a press release issued by MDOC.
Bolton was housed in Parchman at the Mississippi State Penitentiary. The manner and cause of death are pending autopsy. MDOC declined to release information surrounding Bolton's death.
Bolton was less than six months into a 14-year sentence for burglary and possession of a firearm by a felon. He was sentenced Feb. 28 in Jackson County.
Additional Resources:
- https://www.democracynow.org/2018/8/30/mississippi_is_failing_as_prisoner_deaths added September 04, 2018 14:14
- http://deltadailynews.com/ninth-mississippi-inmate-this-month-dies-in-custody/ added August 24, 2018 01:21
- https://www.11alive.com/article/news/ten-inmates-dead-in-less-than-3-weeks-in-mississippi-prisons/85-586968376 added August 24, 2018 01:21
- https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/mississippi/articles/2018-08-20/seventh-mississippi-prison-inmate-dies-this-month added August 24, 2018 01:21
- https://mississippitoday.org/2018/08/23/nobody-can-get-any-answers-recent-inmate-death-spike-echoes-past-lawsuits/ added August 24, 2018 01:21
- https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2018/08/7_inmates_dead_in_mississippi.html added August 24, 2018 01:21
- https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article217018070.html added August 24, 2018 01:21
- https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2018/08/20/seventh-inmate-dead-mdoc-custody-month/1040829002/ added August 24, 2018 01:09