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James Matevia

died January 6, 2022 · Wakulla Correctional Institution, Florida

James Matevia died on January 6, 2022, while held at Wakulla Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections listed the manner of death as natural. The department's mortality record gives no cause of death and no other details about how he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural, with no cause stated.

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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