Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Royal Wright

died October 19, 2025 · Northwest Florida Reception Center, Florida

Royal Wright died on October 19, 2025, while held at the Northwest Florida Reception Center Main Unit, a state prison in Florida. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as natural in its mortality listing. The department gave no cause of death.

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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