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Cynthia Apkaw

died August 2015 · Arizona State Prison Complex-Perryville, Goodyear, Arizona

Cynthia Apkaw died by suicide in August 2015 while held at Perryville Prison in Goodyear, Arizona. Type Investigations reported the death in a 2019 article about Mariam Abdullah's time at the same prison. The article mentions Cynthia Apkaw's death in passing, within that account.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: the article's account of Mariam Abdullah's time at Perryville Prison (reporters).

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