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Daniel J. Acosta

26 years old · died September 11, 2017 · Arizona State Prison Complex-Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

Daniel J. Acosta, 26, died on Monday, September 11, 2017, at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Tucson in Tucson, Arizona, where he was held in the Cimarron Unit. He was found unresponsive in his housing unit. The Arizona Department of Corrections said investigators believe foul play was involved in his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Arizona Department of Corrections said investigators believe foul play was involved in his death.

Reported by: Arizona 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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