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Antonio Jackson

38 years old · died October 17, 2022 · Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center, St. Francois County, Missouri

Antonio Jackson, 38, was a Kansas City man with two teenage children whom he cared about deeply and tried to be a good father to, his brother Rosco Robinson said. Robinson said Antonio earned his GED and loved all sports, especially basketball. Jackson died on October 17, 2022, at Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri, one of three people to die at the prison within about a week. The Missouri Department of Corrections said autopsies were being conducted to determine the cause of death, and Robinson said he was told his brother died of a drug overdose.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. His brother Rosco Robinson says he was told Antonio died of a drug overdose, and an autopsy was pending when the article was published.

Reported by: Rosco Robinson, his brother (family or their lawyers).

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