Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Dercy L. Long

died May 27, 2012 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

Dercy L. Long died on May 27, 2012, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as suicide. The record gives no further details about Long's life, the circumstances of the death, or any care provided beforehand, and the department's classification is its own claim.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

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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