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Adonus Encinias

died December 2, 2018 · Central New Mexico Correctional Facility, New Mexico

Adonus Encinias was held in solitary confinement at Central New Mexico Correctional Facility, where the state said he had a medical condition that required isolation. On December 2, 2018, the state said he hanged himself in his cell and that his death was a suicide. According to the article, about four hours earlier another person held at the facility, Kosirog, had been found dead. The article connects the two deaths.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The state says he hanged himself in his cell at Central New Mexico Correctional Facility.

Reported by: state. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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