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John Lee Lewis

54 years old · died January 17, 2021 · Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, Mississippi

John Lee Lewis, 54, was held at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility when he died on January 17, 2021. The Mississippi Department of Corrections said he died early that Sunday morning at a hospital in Jackson. The department said the cause and manner of his death are pending an autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Mississippi 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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