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Allen Smith

died August 7, 2025 · Sumter Correctional Institution, Florida

Allen Smith died on August 7, 2025, while held at Sumter Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural. That classification is the department's own claim and has not been independently established.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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