Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Joseph Morris

died August 27, 2017 · South Florida Reception Center, South Unit, Florida

Joseph Morris died on August 27, 2017, while held at the South Florida Reception Center South Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which held him, classified the manner of death as natural.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

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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