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Jacob Major

43 years old · died December 16, 2025 · Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis, Arizona

Jacob Major, 43, was held at the ASPC-Lewis state prison in Arizona. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry said several other people held there attacked him on December 14, and that he died on December 16 at the Abrazo West campus. The department's Office of the Inspector General is investigating the death as a homicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry says several other inmates attacked him, and its Office of the Inspector General is investigating the death as a homicide.

Reported by: Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (the agency that held him); Office of the Inspector General, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (outside investigators).

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