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Died in prison

James Canty

died December 29, 2011 · Sumter Correctional Institution, Florida

James Canty died on December 29, 2011, while held at Sumter Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which keeps the official mortality record, classified the manner of death as natural. The available record gives no cause of death, age, or details about his life, and the death has not been independently reported or disputed.

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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