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Died in jail or a lockup

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died November 25, 2022 · Cayuga County Jail, Cayuga County, New York

A man held at the Cayuga County jail in New York was found unresponsive there on Thanksgiving Day, 2022, and taken to a hospital. He was pronounced dead the following day, November 25. Sheriff Brian Schenck's office said it is cooperating with a state Attorney General investigation and conducting its own internal review.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Cayuga County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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