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Died in prison

John Kelly

died January 8, 2026 · South Bay Correctional Facility, Florida

John Kelly died on January 8, 2026, while held at South Bay Correctional Facility, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as accident.

Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the death as an accident, with no cause or further circumstances reported.

Reported by: Florida 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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