Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Sylvester Chaney

died October 1, 2012 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

Sylvester Chaney died on October 1, 2012, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural. The record gives no cause of death, age, or details of the circumstances, and no family or other accounts are available.

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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