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Richard Matthews

died April 10, 2020 · Central Florida Reception Center South, Florida

Richard Matthews died on April 10, 2020, while held at the Central Florida Reception Center South Unit, a state prison in Florida. The Florida Department of Corrections, which recorded his death, classified the manner as natural. The available record gives no cause of death, age, or details about his life, and no one has disputed the official account.

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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