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Teresa Hennessy

44 years old · died January 8, 2024 · Arizona State Prison Complex-Perryville, Arizona

Teresa Hennessy, 44, was held at the state-run Perryville complex in Arizona. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry said she died by suicide on January 8, 2024. According to the department, she was found unresponsive in her housing unit and was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry says she died by suicide.

Reported by: Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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