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Makiland Grae Harris

23 years old · died June 27, 2020 · Idaho State Correctional Institution, Idaho

Makiland Grae Harris was 23 years old and was held at the Idaho State Correctional Institution. A correctional officer found him hanging in his cell on a Thursday evening in late June 2020. He was taken to a Boise hospital and removed from life support the following Saturday. Idaho Department of Correction spokesman Jeff Ray said the death was an apparent suicide, and authorities are investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Idaho Department of Corrections spokesman Jeff Ray said the death appeared to be a suicide by hanging.

Reported by: Idaho 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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