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James Sims Jr.

died August 29, 2023 · Staton Correctional Facility, Elmore County, Alabama

James Sims Jr. died in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections at Staton Correctional Facility on August 29, 2023, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Alabama Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Alabama 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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