Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Derek Griffis

died October 31, 2023 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

Derek Griffis died on October 31, 2023, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which reported the death, recorded the manner as natural. The department's mortality listing does not give a cause of death or describe the circumstances.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

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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