Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died October 2010 · Nassau County Jail, Nassau County

A man died at the Nassau County Jail in October 2010, and Newsday reported in January 2011 that his death was a suicide by hanging. The sheriff asked the state Commission of Correction to speed up its review of the death, which had not been completed when the report was published.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The death was by hanging and is classed as a suicide.

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