Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Dana Nelson

died March 14, 2017 · South Florida Reception Center, Florida

Dana Nelson died on March 14, 2017, while held at South Florida Reception Center, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural. The department's mortality record gives no cause of death, and it is not described further in the source.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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