Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Theodore Clifton Matthews

43 years old · died April 7, 2025 · United States Penitentiary Florence ADMAX, Fremont County, Colorado

Theodore Clifton Matthews, 43, died on April 7, 2025, while held at the U.S. Penitentiary in Florence, Colorado, according to the Bureau of Prisons. The bureau said staff found him unresponsive in the early morning and that staff and emergency medical services tried life-saving measures before he was pronounced dead at the prison. The bureau has not said what caused his death and declined to answer further questions about the circumstances.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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