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Jose Cruz

55 years old · died August 19, 2022 · Attica Correctional Facility, Wyoming County, New York

Jose Cruz died on August 19, 2022 at Attica Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Jose Cruz was 55 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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