Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Richard Hendershot

died July 9, 2017 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

Richard Hendershot died on July 9, 2017, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which reported the death, listed the manner as natural. The available record gives no cause of death, age, or details about who he was, and no account of how he died has been provided by other sources.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida 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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