Deaths in Custody
Executed

Benjamin Cole

died October 2022 · Oklahoma

Benjamin Cole was executed by the State of Oklahoma in October 2022 while held in state custody. Corrections officials said he was served a religious meal of vegetarian lasagna, a salad, a tortilla and a fruit drink packet before his death. That account of his final meal comes from the officials.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

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

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