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Jordan Polston

32 years old · died December 21, 2025 · North Branch Correctional Institution, Allegany County, Maryland

Jordan Polston, 32, died on December 21, 2025 at North Branch Correctional Institution. The Maryland State Police announced the death in a news release; its Homicide Unit investigated after the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services referred the case.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Maryland State Police (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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