Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

John R. Jenkins

died February 17, 2002 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

John R. Jenkins died on February 17, 2002, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. He was in the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections at the time of his death. The department listed the manner of his death as natural.

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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