Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Joseph M. Hughes

died January 28, 2014 · Columbia Correctional Institution, Florida

Joseph M. Hughes died on January 28, 2014, while held at Columbia Correctional Institution, a state prison in Florida. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of his death as homicide. That classification is the department's own claim.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as homicide, without describing the cause or the attacker.

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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