Incarcerated Eastern Kentucky man dead after injuring head on work detail

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 330

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The incarcerated man in Eastern Kentucky who died Tuesday after injuring his head while on a snow and ice removal detail had volunteered for the work, a corrections spokeswoman said.

Marvin Knuckles, 48, was eligible for parole in 2028, according to his online inmate profile.

Knuckles, who was incarcerated at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex on drug charges, was part of a “work crew of inmates” that was “removing snow and ice debris on …

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