Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Benito Ramirez

died May 8, 2019 · Okeechobee Correctional Institution, Florida

Benito Ramirez died on May 8, 2019, while held at Okeechobee Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as homicide in its mortality listing. The available record gives no cause of death and no description of how the death happened. It says nothing about who Ramirez was or about family or others who knew him.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

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

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