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Deaths in NYPD custody have surged to levels not seen in at least a decade, with 40 people dying in 2023 and 2024 combined — roughly double the toll of any two-year period since at least 2016, according to police data and officials.

At least nine people have died in NYPD custody so far this year, according to a police spokesperson, who noted it’s a 40% decrease from this time last year. Still, the tally includes three individuals who passed away in courthouse cells, which typically hold people arrested on low-level charges.

One of those deaths was 46-ye

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