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Carlos Mendez

56 years old · died October 17, 2024 · Coxsackie Correctional Facility, Greene County, New York

Carlos Mendez died on October 17, 2024 at Coxsackie Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Carlos Mendez was 56 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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