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Mark B. Harris

55 years old · died July 12, 2022 · United States Penitentiary (USP) Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana

Mark B. Harris, 55, was held at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Pollock in Louisiana. Staff at the prison found him unresponsive around 9 a.m. on July 12, 2022, and he was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he was pronounced dead. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said no staff or other people in custody were hurt and the public was not in danger. A later DCist report, published in October 2022, described him as a man from Washington, D.C., who was found in his cell in July, taken to hospital and later died.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Federal Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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