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Clarence Meyers Jr.

died December 2009 · North Branch Correctional Institution, Allegany County, Maryland

Clarence Meyers Jr. died in December 2009 while held at North Branch Correctional Institution, a Maryland state prison in Allegany County. In November 2010, a jury convicted his cellmate, Christopher White, of voluntary manslaughter in his death, and the cellmate was strangled. A judge sentenced White to 10 more years in February 2011, according to CBS News.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. An Allegany County jury convicted his cellmate, Christopher White, of voluntary manslaughter after finding that White strangled him.

Reported by: Allegany County jury (court).

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