Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

William J. Smith

died December 17, 2012 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

William J. Smith died on December 17, 2012, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural. The only source is the department's mortality listing, which gives no cause of death or other details about his life.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

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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