Federal inmate dies in southern Colorado prison

A federal inmate at a high-security prison in southern Colorado died in custody Monday according to the U S Department of Justice Theodore Matthews a -year-old man who was convicted in Maryland in of conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise was ascertained unresponsive in the federal prison in Florence at about a m Monday according to a news release from the department Employees tried to give Matthews curative assistance but the man was declared dead shortly after federal officers commented Matthews was serving a -year sentence and had transferred to the United States Penitentiary in Florence in July the release stated He was scheduled to be circulated in December according to prison records Related Articles Jury convicts driver who killed -year-old Boulder cyclist Magnus White Woman gets prison time for shooting of -year-old boy in Denver Woman s death in Denver County Jail under review sheriff says Less heart affection more breast cancer takeaways from a new overview on moderate drinking Colorado bill adding protections for transgender people including against deadnaming passes first hurdle No employees or other inmates were injured and there is no danger to the society leaders stated in the release Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day