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Alvin Yates

64 years old · died December 30, 2021 · Attica Correctional Facility, Wyoming County, New York

Alvin Yates died on December 30, 2021 at Attica Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Alvin Yates was 64 years old. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, was notified of the death and lists it as a medical death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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