# August 3 inmate death at USP Pollock

Other August 3, 2026 · [USP Pollock](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/pol-usp-pollock-united-states-penitentiary-louisiana)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

The underlying fact here is that a man died in federal custody. His original conviction may explain why he was there, but it doesn't explain how he died.

## 4 stories on file

- Aug 4, 2026 [Daniel Paul Blanks, Serving Life for Kidnapping and Murder, Dies at USP Pollock in Louisiana](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiWEFVX3lxTE9Vam4wM1FPaVhNc0ZrWlhCN3lXZy1CT1U0amVuX3d0eU9QNDUtdURyTExtVThXRmI1ZFFmMEVfSzNOYktaTy05RDBVM2FWRHlzenNWNTZuX3c?oc=5) 96.5 KPEL
- Aug 3, 2026 [Inmate serving life sentence dies after being found unresponsive at Pollock federal prison](https://news.google.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?oc=5) KLFY.com
- Aug 3, 2026 [Inmate serving life sentence dies after being found unresponsive at Pollock federal prison - WNTZ-TV FOX 48](https://news.google.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?oc=5) WNTZ-TV FOX 48
- Aug 3, 2026 [Death investigation at United States Penitentiary Pollock](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikAFBVV95cUxPWkthZlNzUmJOZXBMRGZiaEVOX1NHXzh6YVVEel81ZDE5bnA5QjZMT29GUFJvcFBSaGdIQlJ0X1JHTjBDVGd2UjdYOTB2d2wxUV90QWxyUVBtMV9rRURkQUxhdDRua0FEbWptSVRqYTN0aGJVOTBfQUd4eE1sS0ZSUmV3M0NkcVRDcnROcFhHaDTSAaQBQVVfeXFMT09wd0pOVkNSV2k1d3A4OUZPU3lBZFc0SXVJLV8xU2Rsams1U2YtcUxDTFVFNUN5eG1JVXVkVjE0ZlV2UDdiazk5ODFXazZMT2p5SmtQbmV2NlpySjB2MW5zREhnX1luRmhDbXR0TjVybDJxVnhUWDNMejFrUlk0Y2MwN09ZcWdmamU1eVVpX29sN0FCbkRiZHdZRmtZT2pmVVZrcEo?oc=5) KALB | News Channel 5

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