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Matthew Brakefield

40 years old · died April 18, 2022 · East Baton Rouge Work Release, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Matthew Brakefield died in custody at East Baton Rouge Work Release on April 18, 2022, according to records compiled by Incarceration Transparency.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Incarceration Transparency recorded the manner of death as overdose.

Reported by: Incarceration Transparency (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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