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Joey James

65 years old · died October 10, 2026 · Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, Oklahoma

Joey James died in a hospital on October 10, 2026, held at Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Joey James was 65 years old. The department's list shows the medical examiner's ruling on the manner of death as pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Oklahoma Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as pending.

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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