Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Charles Thornton

died September 21, 2011 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

Charles Thornton died on September 21, 2011, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which recorded the death, classified the manner as natural. The available record gives no age, cause of death, or details about his life or final hours, and no sources dispute the official classification.

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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