Inmate Found Dead at Atlanta City Detention Center During Security Check

Michael Brandon Rivers, 43, was found unresponsive during a security round by a detention officer at the Atlanta City Detention Center on Monday, September 9, 2024.

Rivers was being held at the facility following his arrest on June 5, 2024, by the Atlanta Police Department for a failure to appear warrant. He was being held without bond at the time of his death.

The Atlanta Police Department will oversee the death investigation, while the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.