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Jacob Nelson

32 years old · died July 3, 2026 · Collins Correctional Facility, Erie County, New York

Jacob Nelson died on July 3, 2026 in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, which lists Collins Correctional Facility as where Jacob Nelson was housed. Jacob Nelson was 32 years old. DOCCS posted the death under Correction Law 624; its notice does not give the place or cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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