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Stanley Eckard

died March 6, 2026 · Jefferson Correctional Institution, Florida

Stanley Eckard died on March 6, 2026, while held at Jefferson Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as suicide. The department's record does not describe how the death happened or what staff knew of his condition beforehand.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

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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