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Javante Wilcher

died June 27, 2022 · Union Correctional Institution, Florida

Javante Wilcher died on June 27, 2022, while held at Union Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as suicide, according to its mortality listing. The available source gives no further details about his life, the circumstances of his death, or whether staff checks or mental health care were in place beforehand, and the department's account has not been independently examined.

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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