Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Benjamin Shimmel

21 years old · died December 5, 2019 · Oaks Correctional Facility, Manistee County, Michigan

Benjamin Shimmel, 21, died on December 5, 2019, while held at Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee County, Michigan. A news report listed suicide as the cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A news report lists the death as a suicide; no source in the accounts describes the circumstances further.

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