Died in prison

Melvin Peters

56 years old · died June 7, 2019 · Elmira Correctional Facility, Chemung County, New York

Melvin Peters died in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision at Elmira Correctional Facility on June 7, 2019, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

Correctional Association of New York, Deaths in Custody dashboard, via UCLA Law Behind Bars UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, deaths in custody

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