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James Newnam

died January 22, 2026 · Graceville Correctional Facility, Florida

James Newnam died on January 22, 2026, while held at Graceville Correctional Facility, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural, and its listing gives no cause. No family statement, humanizing detail, or account of the circumstances is attached to this record.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida 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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