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Derrick Lewis

65 years old · died December 31, 2021 · Mohawk Correctional Facility, Oneida County, New York

Derrick Lewis died on December 31, 2021 at Mohawk Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Derrick Lewis was 65 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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