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Jesse J. Arvizo

27 years old · died April 23, 2017 · Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis, Arizona

Jesse J. Arvizo, 27, died on April 23, 2017, while held at the Arizona State Prison Complex - Lewis. The Arizona Department of Corrections said he was found unresponsive in his housing unit and that the death appeared to be an act of self-harm. Prison staff began lifesaving measures until paramedics arrived, according to the department. The department said the county medical examiner's office assists in investigating deaths of people held in its custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Arizona Department of Corrections said the death appeared to be an act of self-harm.

Reported by: Arizona 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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