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Jerry Hawkins

79 years old · died September 3, 2026 · Joseph Harp Correctional Center, Oklahoma

Jerry Hawkins died in a hospital on September 3, 2026, held at Joseph Harp Correctional Center, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Jerry Hawkins was 79 years old. The department lists the manner of death as natural.

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

Reported by: Oklahoma 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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