Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Ernest Cook

died March 10, 2019 · South Florida Reception Center, Florida

Ernest Cook died on March 10, 2019, while held at South Florida Reception Center, 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. No family statements or other accounts of him were provided.

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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