Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

John Ritter

died January 27, 2021 · Central Florida Reception Center, Main Unit, Florida

John Ritter died on January 27, 2021, while held at the Central Florida Reception Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as suicide. That classification is the department's own claim.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

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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