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Develon Lashonie Cunningham

49 years old · died December 7, 2025 · Federal Correctional Institution Yazoo City Medium, Yazoo County, Mississippi

Develon Lashonie Cunningham, 49, died on December 7, 2025, while held at the federal prison FCI Yazoo City Medium in Yazoo City, Mississippi. The Department of Justice said he was found unresponsive in the facility on a Sunday evening, and EMS took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The FBI was notified, and the Department of Justice said no staff or other incarcerated people were hurt. No cause of death has been given by officials.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Federal Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held him); U.S. Department of Justice (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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