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Penny Ellis

49 years old · died August 23, 2024 · North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, Wake County, North Carolina

Penny Ellis died in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction at North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women on August 23, 2024, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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