Died in prison
James Gardner
James Gardner died on January 3, 2026, while held at the Baker Re-Entry Center, a Florida Department of Corrections facility. The department's mortality listing records the manner of death as natural and gives no cause. No family, friends or advocates have been identified as speaking about him or about the death. Beyond the department's listing, no other account of how he died has been located.
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.