Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Edgar A. Castano

died August 9, 2014 · South Florida Reception Center, Florida

Edgar A. Castano died on August 9, 2014, while held at South Florida Reception Center, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, in its inmate mortality record, classified the manner of his death as natural. That classification is the department's own claim about his death.

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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