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Charles Rome

36 years old · died December 14, 2025 · Altona Correctional Facility, Clinton County, New York

Charles Rome died on December 14, 2025 at Altona Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Charles Rome was 36 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 suspected overdose.

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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