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Mustaffa Jackson

25 years old · died February 12, 2023 · George W. Hill Correctional Facility, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Mustaffa Jackson, 25, died at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on February 12, 2023, after he had been held there since December 19, 2022. Delaware County officials said he died of a delayed homicide from a gunshot wound he sustained before he was taken into custody, and the county has not said when, where or by whom he was shot. Broad + Liberty reports that he appears to have no relatives in the area who can seek justice for him. The county has withheld his autopsy, which is under appeal, and according to the reporting, a five-minute delay before chest compressions began at the facility has not been explained by the county.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). Delaware County officials say he died of a delayed homicide from a gunshot wound sustained before his incarceration and have not said when, where or by whom he was shot, while Broad + Liberty reports a five-minute delay before chest compressions began that the county did not explain.

Reported by: Delaware County officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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