Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Samuel Schultz

57 years old · died July 11, 2025 · Cayuga Correctional Facility, Cayuga County, New York

Samuel Schultz died on July 11, 2025 at Cayuga Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Samuel Schultz was 57 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.

News report