Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Roosevelt Tolar

died May 10, 2001 · River Junction Work Camp, Florida

Roosevelt Tolar died on May 10, 2001, while held at River Junction Work Camp, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as natural, as stated in its own mortality record.

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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