Richard Cortez

Richard Cortez died in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections at SCI Graterford on March 16, 2016, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

Source

• Pennsylvania Department of Corrections records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, deaths in custody