Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Earnest Cox

died September 15, 2023 · Madison Correctional Institution, Florida

Earnest Cox died on September 15, 2023, while held at Madison Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural. The department's record gives no cause of death or other circumstances, and no family or other account of him is available.

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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