Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Bernard Lynch

28 years old · died November 12, 2025 · Mid-State Correctional Facility, Oneida County, New York

Bernard Lynch died on November 12, 2025 at Mid-State Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Bernard Lynch was 28 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.

News report