Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Cecil West

died October 31, 2016 · Martin Correctional Institution, Florida

Cecil West died on October 31, 2016, while held at Martin Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as suicide, according to its inmate mortality listing. That classification is the department's own claim, and no other account of the circumstances is available in the source.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: Florida 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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