Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Roy Oliver

died January 19, 2026 · Zephyrhills Correctional Institution, Florida

Roy Oliver died on January 19, 2026, while held at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, in its inmate mortality record, classed the manner of death as natural. That is the agency's own classification, and no cause of death is given in the 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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