A man with no criminal history has died inside a Louisiana immigration detention centre that federal inspectors flagged for banned use-of-force tactics just days before his death.
Mamuka Artmeladze, a 43-year-old Georgian national, was found unresponsive on 4 June 2026 at Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana, ICE announced in a press release on 7 June. Staff attempted resuscitation before he was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead less than an hour later. The cause of death is pending an autopsy.
