Inmate Found Dead At Md. Prison Near Cumberland
CRESAPTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Maryland's prison agency says it's investigating the death of an inmate at the Western Correctional Institution near Cumberland.
The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services says a staff member of the maximum-security prison found the 41-year-old inmate unresponsive in his cell around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday. He was
pronounced dead at the scene.
The agency says the cause of death is unknown.
The department says an internal investigative unit is looking into the matter and state police have been notified.
The agency hasn't released the inmate's name. He was serving 11 years for rape and sexual assault.
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