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Erick Meir

45 years old · died August 11, 2026 · Elmira Correctional Facility, Chemung County, New York

Erick Meir died on August 11, 2026 at Elmira Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Erick Meir was 45 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 an assault by another incarcerated person.

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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