Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

James Sheppard

died June 8, 2001 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

James Sheppard died on June 8, 2001, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as natural. That classification is the department's own account of the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the death as natural.

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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