Cedric Watts, 33, was fatally stabbed inside the walls of Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama, on the morning of October 15, 2023. Authorities have ruled his death a homicide and the Alabama Department of Corrections opened an investigation immediately after the assault.

Watts was serving a 20-year sentence for a Calhoun County murder conviction when he was killed. Officials have not publicly released details about how the stabbing occurred, any motive, or whether fellow inmates or others have been identified or arrested in connection with the case. His death is noted amid ongoing concerns about high rates of violence within the state prison system.

If anyone has information about the events at Donaldson Correctional Facility on October 15, 2023, or knew Cedric Watts in custody, please come forward with what you know.