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James Lancaster

85 years old · died July 8, 2026 · Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution, Goshen County, Wyoming

James Lancaster, 85, died on July 8, 2026, while held at the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution in Torrington, according to the Wyoming Department of Corrections. The department has not released a cause of death, and it said an autopsy would be conducted to determine one. The manner of death is listed as pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Wyoming Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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