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Died in prison

Charles Smith

died September 19, 2025 · Madison Correctional Institution, Florida

Charles Smith died on September 19, 2025, while held at Madison Correctional Institution, a state prison in Florida. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural. The available record gives no cause of death, no details about his life, and no account from family, so the official classification is the only claim made about how he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

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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