Honoring Those We Have Lost
We mourn those who have passed inside New York State Correctional Facilities. Those who died from COVID-19, as well as the many who have lost their lives to death by incarceration. Governor Hochul now has the power to save lives.
Since NYS DOCCS began digitally recording in-custody deaths in 1976, 7,504 people have died behind bars, many awaiting a clemency decision or were denied. We mourn the passing of everyone who has died behind bars and honor their lives.
Here are the names of just a few of those we have lost :
Juan Mosquero
Died March 30th, 2020 at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Stan Li
Died April 26, 2020 at Fishkill Correctional Facility
Leonard Carter
Died April 14th, 2020 at Queensboro Correctional Facility
Shakim (Abd)Allah
September 7, 2021 at Great Meadows Correctional Facility
Benjamin Smalls
Died May 4, 2020 at Green Haven Correctional Facility
John Mackenzie
Died August 4, 2016 at Fishkill Correctional Facility
Valerie Gaiter
Died August 13, 2019 at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
Kareem Bryan
Died October 14, 2021 at Auburn Correctional Facility
Willard Hughes
Died April 26, 2020 at Fishkill Correctional Facility
Darlene “Lulu” Benson-Seay
Died April 29, 2020 at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
Salih Abdullah
Died September 2020 at Wende Correctional Facility
Robert Green
Died September 2022 at Coxsackie RMU
Virtually light a candle for a loved one you have lost to the cruelty of the New York State prison system
