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James Houk

63 years old · died May 1, 2026 · Lawrence County Jail, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

James Houk, 63, died on May 1, 2026, at Lawrence County Correctional Facility in Lawrence County. The death was reported to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, which lists the manner of death as natural causes.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Lawrence County Correctional Facility recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Lawrence County Correctional Facility (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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