An ACI inmate died after collapsing, prison officials said. What we know.
CRANSTON – An inmate in the maximum-security facility at the Adult Correctional Institutions died after collapsing Friday night, according to a prison spokesman.
Correctional staff called for medical assistance after the inmate suddenly collapsed while playing basketball in the prison gym, J.R. Ventura, public information officer for the state Department of Corrections, said in a news release.
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"Officers and nursing staff immediately began administering life-saving measures until the arrival of Cranston Fire," the statement said. The inmate was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The matter is under investigation, Ventura said.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Inmate at Adult Correctional Institutions dies after collapsing
