Devon Adams
Devon Adams was 38 years old. According to the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, another person repeatedly kicked and punched him in the head in a dormitory at Franklin Correctional Facility in Malone, New York, on October 22, 2026. He was taken to a hospital and then to Albany Medical Center, where he died on October 24, 2026, of a traumatic brain injury, the union said. The union says the death remains under investigation by state police.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association says another incarcerated man repeatedly kicked and punched him in the head during a dormitory fight on October 22, 2026, and that he died of a traumatic brain injury on October 24; the union says state police are investigating and a preliminary investigation reportedly found he started the attack.
Reported by: New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (family or their lawyers); State police (outside investigators).
Sources (7)
- DOCCS, 2026 Incarcerated Deaths
- Inmate dies following assault at Franklin Correctional Facility
- Inmate dies after attack at North Country prison, union says
- NYSCOPBA says inmate killed during prison fight in Malone; multiple violent incidents this month
- One reportedly dies in Malone prison fight; inmate attacks, injures nine prison guards
- Franklin Correctional Facility Inmate Dies After Malone Fight
- Inmate killed after assault at Franklin Correctional in Malone, says CO Union