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Prison experiment – ​​death of a 29-year-old woman

Prison experiment – ​​death of a 29-year-old woman

The prisoner who starred in the Netflix series Unlocked: Prison Experiment died in prison, a month before his scheduled release date.

John McAllister, also known by his stage name “Eastside,” was found unconscious at the Randall L Williams Correctional Facility in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on Sunday (June 2).

Authorities said McAllister was taken to Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where he was pronounced dead just before 9 a.m.

The cause of his death is not yet known, but authorities have ruled out murder and suicide.

McAllister was one of several inmates profiled in an eight-part Netflix documentary series that debuted in April, which explored the aftermath of prisoners being left unsupervised and with their cell doors open.

Early in the series, McAllister revealed that he had been in and out of prison since he was 19, and this was his 14th appearance on the show.

He was sentenced to three years in prison and charged with possession of drugs while using a firearm.

“All I did was criminal,” McAllister explained. “I never had a driver’s license, but I did high-speed fucking car chases and worse, you know what I mean?”

John “Eastside” McAllister, who starred in Netflix docuseries “Unlocked: A Jail Experiment,” has died (Netflix/screenshot)

Turning to the camera, he said: “I love that adrenaline rush, knowing I could get caught.”

Many of his scenes featured McAllister with his cellmate and confidante, Ty, with whom he ran a secret tattoo parlor that was frequently visited by other inmates.

McAllister also spoke candidly about his long-standing struggle with drug addiction, revealing to producers that he had been using methamphetamine since he was just eight years old.

“I can be sober,” he said. “As long as I have sober people around me. People do drugs here. It’s like everyone around me is doing drugs, and when the sh*t gets hard, I’m like, ‘Fuck this.’ That’s what I know best.”

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