Inmate death under investigation at Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers
The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is investigating after an inmate died at the Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers on Sunday, the DOC said.
A correctional officer was conducting a regular tour and saw an inmate unresponsive in his cell at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Staff immediately began treating the man, 45-year-old Craig Whyte of New Haven, according to the DOC.
Emergency staff arrived and continued treating Whyte as they transported him to a local hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital at 2:31 p.m., the DOC said.
The Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers is currently on lockdown, according to the DOC.
State police responded at 4 p.m. and began their investigation. The DOC Security Division is also investigating.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause of death.
Whyte was serving a 33-month sentence for threatening, the DOC said.
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