肯塔基州死囚唐纳德·约翰逊10月1日死于牢房：疑为自杀，曾因1989年谋杀案被判死刑
埃迪维尔——肯塔基州司法与公共安全内阁证实，肯塔基州立监狱（位于里昂县埃迪维尔）一名死囚10月1日被发现死于牢房。狱警当天凌晨约2点20分（中部时间）发现59岁的唐纳德·约翰逊（Donald Johnson）在牢房内失去反应。
内阁发言人摩根·霍尔（Morgan Hall）说：“法医的尸检结果还在等待中，但死因明显是自杀。与任何在押人员在狱中死亡一样，执法部门已接到通知。”
据州惩教厅“死囚名单”网页，约翰逊1997年10月1日在弗洛伊德县被判死刑，罪名与海伦·马登（Helen Madden）被刺身亡案有关。马登的遗体1989年11月30日在哈泽德市“Bright and Clean”洗衣店被发现，她生前在那里工作。约翰逊次日被捕，被控谋杀、抢劫、入室盗窃与性侵。
约翰逊在死囚牢房度过了近29年。州政府表示，尸检完成后将公布正式死因。
信息来源：肯塔基州司法与公共安全内阁、《路易斯维尔信使报》（10月7日报道）
Kentucky Death Row Inmate Donald Johnson Found Dead Oct. 1; Apparent Suicide
EDDYVILLE — The Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet confirmed that a death row inmate at Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville, Lyon County, was found dead Oct. 1. Correctional staff found Donald Johnson, 59, unresponsive in his cell around 2:20 a.m. Central time.
"Autopsy results are pending by the medical examiner, but method of death is apparent suicide," said cabinet spokesperson Morgan Hall. "As with any death of an inmate while in prison, law enforcement has been notified."
According to the Department of Corrections' death row roster, Johnson was sentenced to death in Floyd County on Oct. 1, 1997, in connection with the stabbing death of Helen Madden. Madden's body was found Nov. 30, 1989, at Hazard's Bright and Clean Laundry, where she worked. Johnson was arrested the next day and charged with murder, robbery, burglary and sexual assault.
Johnson spent nearly 29 years on death row. The state said a formal cause of death will be released after the autopsy.
Sources: Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet; Louisville Courier Journal (Oct. 7 report)
图片来源：图：肯塔基州立监狱（埃迪维尔），该州死囚关押地。摄影：Nyttend，公有领域，来源：Wikimedia Commons
