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James Briggs

died August 4, 2020 · Avon Park Correctional Institution, Florida

James Briggs died on August 4, 2020, while held at Avon Park Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as natural. No cause of death has been reported, and the department's classification is the only official account of how he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

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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