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Matthew Johnston

52 years old · died July 19, 2025 · Clinton Correctional Facility, Clinton County, New York

Matthew Johnston died on July 19, 2025 at Clinton Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Matthew Johnston was 52 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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