Name not reported
A woman held at York Correctional Institute in Niantic, Connecticut, died there on August 27, 2026, according to the Connecticut Department of Correction. Her name, age and cause of death have not been released in the material available here. The department said staff called a medical emergency and that she was pronounced dead at 7:37 a.m. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death, and the Office of the Inspector General is investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Connecticut Department of Correction said the woman was found unresponsive in her cell and pronounced dead, with the cause and manner pending a medical examiner ruling.
Reported by: Connecticut Department of Correction (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.