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Jereme Cosby

50 years old · died March 25, 2023 · State Prison Complex-Lewis, Maricopa County, Arizona

Jereme Cosby, 50, was held at the State Prison Complex-Lewis in Buckeye, Arizona. According to Arizona Department of Corrections officials, he was found wounded in his shared housing unit on March 25, 2023, and was taken to a hospital in Goodyear, where he died. Officials are treating the death as a suspected homicide and say they intend to pursue prosecution of anyone found responsible.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Arizona Department of Corrections officials say he was found unresponsive and wounded in his shared housing unit and are investigating the death as a suspected homicide.

Reported by: Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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