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Died in prison

Ernest L. Hughes

died December 20, 2011 · South Florida Reception Center, Florida

Ernest L. Hughes died on December 20, 2011, while held at South Florida Reception Center, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural. No cause of death is given in the record, and no other details about the death are available.

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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