Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

James Dyess

62 years old · died July 23, 2018 · South Mississippi Correctional Institution, Mississippi

James Dyess, 62, died in July 2018 at Promise Hospital in Vicksburg while he was held at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution. An autopsy was planned to determine the cause and manner of his death. No cause or manner had been established at the time of reporting.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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