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Died in prison

David Payne

died February 12, 2019 · Baldwin State Prison, Georgia

David Payne, in his mid-30s, was held at Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville, Georgia, when he died in February 2019. Prison officials said he was found unresponsive in his cell and was pronounced dead at the prison. Officials described the death as a suspected suicide, and the Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Prison officials said the death was a suspected suicide, and the state Department of Corrections is investigating.

Reported by: prison officials. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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