Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Derise Smith

died December 25, 2009 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

Derise Smith died on December 25, 2009, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which keeps the mortality record, classified the death as natural. The available record gives no details about Mr. Smith's family, work, or the circumstances of his death, and no cause of death is stated.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida 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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