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Died in prison

Jose Cruz

45 years old · died February 2, 2008 · Ely State Prison, White Pine County, Nevada

Jose Cruz died on February 2, 2008, at Ely State Prison, in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections. Jose Cruz was 45 years old. The department's list does not give a cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Nevada 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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