Died in prison
Dean Hoffman
Dean Hoffman, a man held in a prison, is named in a Solitary Watch roundup of people with mental illness who died in prison, published July 16, 2025. The article cites his death alongside that of Markwhan Kitcher-Tucker as part of a wider pattern of prison suicide. The roundup does not give the date, the facility, or the circumstances of his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A news roundup lists his death among prison deaths of people with mental illness and ties it to a wider pattern of prison suicide, without giving the circumstances.