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Died in prison

Richard Leach

died September 28, 2024 · Lancaster Correctional Institution, Florida

Richard Leach died on September 28, 2024, while held at Lancaster Correctional Institution, a state prison in Florida. The Florida Department of Corrections, which operates the prison, classified the manner of death as natural. That classification is the department's own claim about the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

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

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