Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

John Casteel

died November 1, 2025 · Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex, Florida

John Casteel died on November 1, 2025, while held at Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which held him, classified the manner of his death as natural. That classification is the department's own account, and no cause of death has been reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida 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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