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Dennis Brown

51 years old · died June 2, 2016 · Newton Correctional Facility, Jasper County, Iowa

Dennis Brown, 51, was held at Newton Correctional Facility in Iowa. On June 2, 2016, he was found unresponsive in a recreation yard at the prison. The Iowa Corrections Department said coronary artery disease was the cause of death, and he was pronounced dead that evening at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. An autopsy and toxicology tests were ordered, and the manner of death is listed as pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Iowa Corrections Department said coronary artery disease was the likely cause, pending autopsy and toxicology results.

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

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