Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Willie J. Copeland

died January 5, 2002 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

Willie J. Copeland died on January 5, 2002, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which recorded his death, classified the manner of death as natural. The available record gives no further detail about who he was, the cause of death, or the care he received before he died.

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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