Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Chester Johnson

died April 10, 2008 · Apalachee Correctional Institution, West Unit, Florida

Chester Johnson died on April 10, 2008, while held at Apalachee West Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as suicide, according to its own mortality listing. The available record gives no further details about Mr. Johnson, his family, or the circumstances of his death, and no independent account has been located.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by 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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