Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Sylvester Smith

died July 28, 2017 · Martin Correctional Institution, Florida

Sylvester Smith died on July 28, 2017, while held at Martin Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. He was in the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections at the time. The department recorded the manner of his death as an accident.

Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident

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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