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Thomas Jones

45 years old · died July 12, 2026 · Nebraska State Penitentiary, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Thomas Jones, 45, died on July 12, 2026, at a hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, while held at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services announced the death, and according to the department a grand jury will investigate it, as it does for deaths in the department's custody. No cause of death has been released.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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