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Joseph Pierce

64 years old · died June 4, 2024 · Fishkill Correctional Facility, Dutchess County, New York

Joseph Pierce died on June 4, 2024 at Fishkill Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Joseph Pierce was 64 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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