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James R. McClain

died January 3, 2004 · Florida State Prison West Unit, Florida

James R. McClain died on January 3, 2004, while held at Florida State Prison West Unit, a state prison in Florida. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of his death as suicide. Whether that classification is accurate, and what happened in the hours before his death, have not been independently established.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

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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