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Died in prison

Richard Mingst

died December 17, 2025 · Dade Correctional Institution, Florida

Richard Mingst died on December 17, 2025, while held at Dade Correctional Institution, a state prison in Florida. The Florida Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as natural. The department's mortality record gives no cause of death and no account of his life or of the circumstances leading to his death. Nothing in the record says whether anyone raised concerns about his care.

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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