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Died in prison

Joseph L. Mixon

died November 24, 2010 · Bay Correctional Facility, Florida

Joseph L. Mixon died on November 24, 2010, while held at Bay Correctional Facility, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of his death as suicide. That finding is the department's own claim, so it is attributed to the department rather than stated as established fact.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by 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.

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