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Jarette Morales

25 years old · died November 29, 2025 · Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix, New Jersey

Jarette Morales, a 25-year-old man from Puerto Rico, died at the federal prison at Fort Dix, New Jersey, on November 29, 2025. According to the Patch report, he was found unresponsive at about 2:15 a.m. and was pronounced dead shortly afterward. Prison officials have not said where he was found.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Federal Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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