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Thomas Higgins

49 years old · died August 13, 2026 · Washington Correctional Facility, Washington County, New York

Thomas Higgins died on August 13, 2026 at Washington Correctional Facility, in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Thomas Higgins was 49 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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