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Alicia Thompson

died February 24, 2014 · California Institution for Women, Riverside County, California

Alicia Thompson's three children are being raised by her mother, who said Alicia called home every week and seemed happy. Alicia died on February 24, 2014, while held at the California Institution for Women in Corona. Prison officials told her mother that Alicia had died by suicide. Her mother disputes that account and points to bruising on Alicia's temple. As of eight months later, the coroner had not determined the cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). Prison officials told her mother she died by suicide, but her mother rejects that account and points to bruising on her temple, and the coroner had not determined the cause eight months later.

Reported by: California Institution for Women prison officials (the agency that held her); her mother.

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