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Joseph Weeks

64 years old · died August 29, 2023 · Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Westchester County, New York

Joseph Weeks died on August 29, 2023 at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Joseph Weeks 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 an overdose.

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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