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Kody Dean

39 years old · died July 7, 2026 · Ulster Correctional Facility, Ulster County, New York

Kody Dean died on July 7, 2026 at Ulster Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Kody Dean was 39 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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