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Died in prison

Jonathan Ferkin

died August 29, 2017 · South Florida Reception Center, Florida

Jonathan Ferkin died on August 29, 2017, while held at South Florida Reception Center, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections listed the manner of death as homicide. The available record gives no further details about the circumstances, and no cause of death is stated.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as homicide and did not describe who killed him or how.

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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