# GDC investigates Macon State Prison inmate death as homicide – 41NBC News > The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the death of Macon State Prison inmate Juld Carter as a homicide, GDC Deputy Director of Communications Lori Benoit confirmed. Carter died Wednes… **Published**: 2026-10-23 **Source**: https://gps.press/gps-news/gdc-investigates-macon-state-prison-inmate-death-as-homicide-41nbc-news/ **Author**: Georgia Prisoners' Speak --- The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the death of Macon State Prison inmate Juld Carter as a homicide, GDC Deputy Director of Communications Lori Benoit confirmed. Carter died Wednesday at the Oglethorpe facility, and his body was turned over to the county coroner for transport to the GBI Crime Lab to determine the official cause of death, which remains undetermined. The GDC Office of Professional Standards is handling the investigation under the department's standard procedure. GDC declined to release information about the circumstances of the death, citing the ongoing investigation. According to GDC, Carter was serving a life sentence for a murder conviction out of Toombs County.