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Died in prison

Tory Crook

40 years old · died May 23, 2019 · Cummins Unit, Lincoln County, Arkansas

Tory Crook, 40, was held at the Cummins Unit state prison in Grady, Arkansas. According to an Arkansas Department of Correction news release, staff found him in his single-man cell with apparent self-inflicted wounds on May 22, 2019, and he was taken to the unit infirmary and then a local hospital, where he died the next morning. The department says the cause and manner of death are undetermined, and the Arkansas State Police are investigating while the department conducts an internal review.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Arkansas Department of Correction (the agency that held him); Arkansas State Police (outside investigators).

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