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Lance Austin

62 years old · died January 14, 2026 · Northern Nevada Correctional Center, Carson City County, Nevada

Lance Austin died on January 14, 2026, at Northern Nevada Correctional Center, in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections. Lance Austin was 62 years old. The department's list does not give a cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Nevada 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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