Death Notification – Paul Speer

FLORENCE, AZ- Paul Speer, 45, (ADCRR #140694) died on August 31, 2024 from an apparent act of self-harm by hanging.

Prison staff discovered Speer unresponsive in his housing unit on August 31, 2024, and conducted life-saving measures until paramedics arrived onsite. Responding paramedics in consultation with medical staff pronounced Speer deceased.

Inmate Speer was admitted to ADCRR custody in 2007 after he was sentenced out of Maricopa County for First Degree Murder.

His assigned housing location was Arizona State Prison Complex-Eyman.

All inmate deaths are investigated in consultation with the county medical examiner's office.

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