Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Miguel Ortega

died June 2, 2005 · Walton Correctional Institution, Florida

Miguel Ortega died on June 2, 2005, while held at Walton Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural, according to its own mortality listing. The available record gives no cause of death, age, or family account, and no other source describes the circumstances. The record is a single agency entry, so any questions about how and why he died remain unanswered.

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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