Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died October 2010 · Nassau County Jail, Nassau County

A man died by suicide by hanging at the Nassau County Jail in October 2010. The sheriff asked the state Commission of Correction to speed up its review of the death. As of Newsday's January 2011 report, that review had not yet been completed.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

News report