MOOSE LAKE, Minn. — A 39-year-old male inmate at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Moose Lake was found dead in his cell on Tuesday morning, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

A cellmate reported finding the man unresponsive in their room at 10:40 a.m., according to a news release. Corrections staff immediately responded, and lifesaving measures were attempted but unsuccessful.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections’ Office of Special Investigations is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death, the news release states. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy. The man’s name has not been released pending notification of family.

The Moose Lake prison is a medium-security facility that can house up to 1,000 men.

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