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Died in prison

Francis Smith

died September 29, 2025 · Lake Correctional Institution, Florida

Francis Smith died on September 29, 2025, while held at Lake Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as natural. The department's record gives no cause of death and no other details about the death.

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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