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Cody Lane Miller

25 years old · died June 11, 2016 · California Correctional Institution, Kern County, California

Cody Lane Miller, 25, was found dead in his cell at California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi on June 11, 2016. The Kern County Coroner's Office ruled his death a suicide, with asphyxiation as the cause. A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman said he did not have a cellmate.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Kern County Coroner's Office ruled his death a suicide by asphyxiation.

Reported by: Kern County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him).

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