Inmate dies at Faribault prison

The Minnesota Department of Corrections and local law enforcement are investigating the death.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
November 26, 2024 at 4:02AM
Cell doors are seen inside Faribault Prison, Jan. 4, 2021, in Faribault, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The state Department of Corrections and local law enforcement are investigating the death of an inmate at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Faribault.

Around 12:30 p.m. Nov. 21, an inmate was found unresponsive at the prison, according to department spokesman Aaron Swanum. Staff provided medical aid, including CPR and the use of a defibrillator, as an ambulance was called for.

At about 1 p.m., medical responders pronounced the person dead.

No further details about the inmate and how they died were available Monday.

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