3 Found Dead In New York State Prisons Including Murderer, Rapist

Officials are still trying to determine what caused three inmate deaths.

An investigation is ongoing following the deaths of two inmates at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester

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The deceased prisoners were identified as 35-year-old Franklyn Dominguez and 67-year-old Anthony Douglas.

Both were found dead at Sing Sing Correctional Facility within about four hours of each other on Wednesday.

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Douglas, from Brooklyn, had served about 40 years in prison following his conviction for murder, rape and burglary, according to the Gothamist.

Dominguez has been in jail since 2022 for an assault conviction in New York City.

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Their deaths happened during the corrections officer strike. Over the weekend, a deal was reached to end the strike, but many prison guards are refusing to return to work.

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Their deaths followed the death of 61-year-old Jonathan Grant who was found unresponsive in his cell at the Auburn Correctional Facility, CBS 6 Albany reports. Grant was serving a nearly 40-year prison sentence for rape and burglary in Brooklyn.

Authorities are waiting for autopsy results to determine their cause of death.

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New York released a report with the most recent number of violent assaults on inmates in state prisons. There were 134 inmate deaths noted in the report, although it doesn't break down the prisons where each death occurred or who caused them. Here's a look at some of the general violent incidents reported for 2020, which is the most recent data reported by the state. Compared to 10 years ago, inmate assaults have almost doubled. In 2011 there were 666 and in 2020 there were 1,205 reported. These numbers do not include inmate assaults on staff members. Overall, the number of unusual incidents includes things like assaults, deaths, accidents, sexual misconduct, and disruptive behavior. According to the state,

"The number of unusual incidents has increased 132% from 5,980 in 2011 to 13,870 in 2020. These higher incident numbers were largely due to increases in assaults on incarcerated individuals (+81%), assaults on staff (+86%), contraband (+130%), disruptive behavior (+372%), and staff use of weapons (+1,035%)."

In 2020, 1,836 weapons used to cut or stab, including ice picks, razor blades, can lids and shanks were discovered in state prisons around New York.

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