Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Walter D. Britton

died August 4, 2005 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

Walter D. Britton died on August 4, 2005, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as suicide. That classification is the department's own account, and the record offers no other details about the circumstances of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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