Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Emmerson Nettles

died December 26, 2004 · Cross City Correctional Institution, Florida

Emmerson Nettles died on December 26, 2004, while held at Cross City Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as natural. No cause of death is given in the department's record. The department's classification is its own account, and no family or other sources are cited in this record.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

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

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