Inmate dies in Buckeye prison following altercation with cellmate
An inmate died in a Buckeye prison on Saturday following an altercation with his cellmate.
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PHOENIX — An inmate died in a Buckeye prison on Saturday following an altercation with his cellmate.
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) said Joshua Walker, 41, died at Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC)-Lewis, which is located off State Route 85, near Patterson Road.
According to ADCRR, Walker has been in custody since 2021 after he was sentenced out of Maricopa County for second-degree murder, misconduct involving weapons and a marijuana violation.
Walker’s death is being investigated as a homicide by ADCRR’s Office of the Inspector General and the medical examiner’s office.
No other information was made available.
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Second degree murder and other convictions? I'm guessing someone just saved the state some $$'s.
Arizona's and America's prisons are societies of terror. Arizonans and Americans have been subjected to believe abuse and cruelty are justice. Worse, Americans have been trained by a ruthless capitalist system to value loss of life in terms of money.
100% agree. Clearing out the underbrush.