Died in prison

John R. Hester

82 years old · died July 23, 2015 · Big Muddy River Correctional Center, Jefferson County, Illinois

John R. Hester died in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections at Big Muddy River Correctional Center on July 23, 2015, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Illinois Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

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

Source

Illinois Department of Corrections records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, deaths in custody

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