Died in prison
Joseph Cruz
Joseph Cruz died on August 16, 2025, while held at Hamilton Annex, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as suicide. That classification is the department's own claim, and it is the only account of how he died in the record.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the death as a suicide.
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.