Deaths in Custody
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Nora Ducksworth

52 years old · died January 30, 2020 · Marshall County Correctional Facility, Marshall County, Mississippi

Nora Ducksworth, 52, was held at the Marshall County Correctional Facility in Mississippi. On January 30, 2020, shortly after noon, witnesses said he began coughing and then passed out, and he was pronounced dead at the facility. The Mississippi Department of Corrections said it does not suspect foul play and believes he died of natural causes. His body was sent to the State Crime Lab for an autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Mississippi Department of Corrections says he died of natural causes and does not suspect foul play, and his body was sent to the State Crime Lab for autopsy.

Reported by: Mississippi 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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