A 14th inmate dies in Mississippi this month. Here’s a look at each case.

A prisoner housed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman is now the 14th inmate to die in state custody.

Curtis Hughes, 45, was pronounced dead Tuesday night in the hospital at the state prison, according to the Mississippi Department of Corrections’ website.

Hughes was convicted in 2017 in Scott County of possession of meth and a firearm by a convicted felon. he was sentenced to 25 years.

On Tuesday, MDOC commissioner Pelicia E. Hall issued a statement saying the department investigates the deaths of all inmates who die in state custody. “If foul play is determined, the cases are referred to the appropriate authorities.”

The statement went on to say the number of deaths is not out of line with the number of deaths in previous months. There are about 19,000 people in state custody, according to MDOC.

“Based on current information available, the department believes that a majority of the deaths are from natural causes in that they include cancer, coronary and other medical conditions.”

The ages of the 14 deceased inmates range from 24 to 78. The deaths were logged at South Mississippi Correctional Institution, the state penitentiary at Parchman and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.

State inmate deaths in August

• Curtis Hughes, 45, died Aug. 28, 2018, at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. Convicted in 2017 of possession of meth and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
• Tony Springer Sr., 75, died Aug. 27, 2018 at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula from South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leaksville. Convicted 2017 of unlawful touching of a child in Lowndes County.
• Troy Pittman, 59, died Aug. 27, 2018, at Promise Hospital in Vicksburg from Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County. Convicted in 2000 on two counts of sexual battery and sexual assault in Alcorn County.
• Nicole Rathman, 33, died Aug. 23 at Merit Health Center, Rankin in Brandon from Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. Convicted of selling methamphetamine in Rankin County.
  
  
• Nija Syvallus Bonhomme, 24, died Aug. 20 at Wilkinson County Correctional Facility after a fight. Convicted of armed robbery and residential burglary in Pearl River County.
• John Luttrell, 67, died Aug. 20 at Merit Health Rankin hospital in Brandon from Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl.
• James Myrick, 63, died Aug 19 at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. Convicted of fondling in Yalobusha County.
• Lucious Bolton, 29, died Aug. 15 at Allegiance Specialty Hospital in Greenville. Housed at Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman. Convicted of burglary and possession of a firearm by a felon in Jackson County.
  
  
• Ricky Martin, 58, died Aug. 11 at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, Pearl. Convicted of selling cocaine in Lowndes County.
  
  
• Robert Joseph, 38, Aug. 5 at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, Pearl. Convicted of drug possession in Harrison County.
  
  
• Jack Glisson, 70, died Aug. 5 at at South Mississippi Correctional Institution, Leaksville. Convicted of murder in Jones County.
  
  
• Willie Hollinghead, 36, died Aug. 4 at South Mississippi Correctional Institution, Leaksville. Convicted of selling cocaine in Wayne County.
  
  
• Charles R. McCullough, 66, died Aug. 4 at Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman. Convicted on charges in Pike and Amite counties.
  
  
• Albert McGee, 57, died Aug. 2 at South Mississippi Correctional Institution, Leaksville. Convicted of murder in Jackson County.

This story was originally published August 27, 2018 at 10:09 AM.