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Died in prison

Brian Challis

died July 30, 2016 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

Brian Challis died on July 30, 2016, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as suicide. The available record contains no further details about his life, the circumstances of his death, or whether staff had identified any risk, and no family accounts or other sources were found to dispute the official classification.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as suicide.

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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