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Joe Henry Abbott

48 years old · died January 31, 2018 · San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California

Joe Henry Abbott, 48, died at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, on January 31, 2018, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The department said he was found unresponsive in his cell, and that lifesaving measures were started before he was pronounced dead at 4:09 p.m. CDCR said the cause and manner of death remain pending until an autopsy is completed.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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

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