Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Joseph Gentry

56 years old · died March 16, 2017 · East Mississippi Correctional Facility, Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Joseph Gentry was 56. He was found unresponsive in his cell at East Mississippi Correctional Facility late on the night of March 15, 2017, and was pronounced dead early the next morning, according to the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The cause of death was pending an autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Mississippi 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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