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Died in prison

Carl Melton

died June 14, 2021 · Union Correctional Institution, Florida

Carl Melton died on June 14, 2021, while held at Union Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as natural. The record gives no cause of death and no details about his life, and no one has publicly disputed the department's classification.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the death as natural.

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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