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Derick Joshua Ferrell

died April 6, 2022 · Valdosta State Prison, Lowndes County, Georgia

Derick Joshua Ferrell died on April 6, 2022, while held at Valdosta State Prison in Valdosta, Georgia. According to the Georgia Department of Corrections as reported by the Valdosta Daily Times, medical help was called to his dormitory and he was taken to the medical bay, where he was pronounced dead just after midnight. The medical situation was redacted in records later provided to the newspaper, and corrections records described the death as a disruptive event. His family contacted the newspaper, and the cause of death has not been independently established in these accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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

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