Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Rita West

died April 5, 2019 · Lowell Annex, Florida

Rita West died on April 5, 2019, while held at Lowell Annex, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which held Rita West at the time, recorded the manner of death as natural. That manner-of-death classification is the department's own claim.

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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