Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Hal Bankston

died November 17, 2009 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

Hal Bankston died on November 17, 2009, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which keeps the mortality record, listed the manner of death as natural and gave no cause. The available record says nothing else about who he was, how his death came about, or whether anything about his care was questioned.

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.

News report