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Philip Richardson

55 years old · died March 26, 2012 · Cheshire Correctional Institution, Connecticut

Philip Richardson, 55, died at Cheshire Correctional Institution in Connecticut on Monday, March 26, 2012. He was found dead in his cell. The death was described as an apparent suicide, and the state Department of Correction said an investigation into it was ongoing.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: state Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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