     ACCORDING TO INITIAL POLICE INVESTIGATION: THE DEC'D WAS AN INMATE AT THE "SOUTH FLORIDA RECEPTION CENTER" WHERE HE HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM BROWARD COUNTY JAIL ON MAY 8, 1996. HE HAD BEEN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS FOR GRAND THEFT AUTO AND BURGLARY.
     
     MAY 13, 1996 THE DEC'D UNDERWENT A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION BY A FACILITY PHYSICIAN. HE WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN APPARENT GOOD HEALTH AT THAT TIME. HE HAD A HISTORY OF LYMPHOMA AND OCCASIONAL HEADACHES.

     DURING THE DEC'D STAY, HE WAS BEING HOUSED IN AN OPEN DORM LOCATED IN THE "C" SECTION OF THE FACILITY. AUGUST 4, 1996 AN OFFICER WAS CONDUCTING AN HOURLY SECURITY CHECK WHEN HE FOUND THE DEC'D LYING IN HIS BUNK UNRESPONSIVE. HE SUMMONED FIRE-RESCUE HOWEVER, HE WAS PRONOUNCED D.O.A. UPON THEIR ARRIVAL.