State reports death of two inmates at East Mississippi Correctional Facility
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By WLBT Digital | December 22, 2020 at 4:25 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 5:06 PM
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WLBT) - The state is reporting two inmate deaths at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Lauderdale County.
Willie Knight died on December 20, at 5:45 p.m., at a local hospital, according to a report.
The 67-year-old was serving a life sentence for homicide in Jefferson Davis County. He was sentenced on September 25, 1992.
Allen Bullock, 61, was serving a 20-year sentence for child pornography in Adams County, according to the release. He was sentenced on January 16, 2009.