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Brandon Wilson

33 years old · died November 17, 2011 · San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California

Brandon Wilson, 33, was held at San Quentin State Prison in California. According to prison officials, he was found hanging in his single cell on the morning of November 17, 2011, and was pronounced dead at 6:47 a.m. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said the death was a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Prison officials announced that Brandon Wilson hanged himself in his single cell at San Quentin State Prison.

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

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