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Died in prison

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died 2023 · Scotland Correctional Institution, Scotland County, North Carolina

A person held at Scotland Correctional Institution in Laurinburg, North Carolina, died in 2023 after a medical-related emergency, according to the state Department of Adult Correction, speaking through Communications Officer John Bull. The department has not named the person or described the emergency.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The state corrections department said the person died after a medical-related emergency, but did not release a cause of death.

Reported by: North Carolina Dept. of Adult Correction, through Communications Officer John Bull (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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