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Michael Smith

68 years old · died November 25, 2025 · Mohawk Correctional Facility, Oneida County, New York

Michael Smith died on November 25, 2025 at Mohawk Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Michael Smith was 68 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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