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Jefferson Davis

died December 30, 2023 · Avon Park Correctional Institution, Florida

Jefferson Davis died on December 30, 2023, while held at Avon Park Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classed the manner of death as natural. The department's record gives no cause of death and nothing about Mr. Davis's life or the circumstances of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

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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