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Benjamin Cooney

42 years old · died August 25, 2020 · Jenkins Correctional Facility, Jenkins County, Georgia

Benjamin Cooney died in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections at Jenkins Correctional Facility on August 25, 2020, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

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

Reported by: Georgia 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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