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Terry Poole

59 years old · died September 22, 2026 · Donaldson Correctional Facility, Jefferson County, Alabama

Terry Poole was 59 years old. On September 22, 2026, he collapsed in the dining hall at William Donaldson Correctional Facility in Alabama and died shortly afterward. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office described it as a witnessed cardiac arrest and said an autopsy would follow.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office attributes his death to a witnessed cardiac arrest in the dining hall.

Reported by: Jefferson County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).

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