Vermont
Vermont prisoner dies in Mississippi prison
WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – The Department of Corrections reported a Vermont prisoner was found dead in a Mississippi prison.
The DOC said 43-year-old Sean Osterhout of Barre, VT was found dead in his cell early Sunday morning.
Emergency crews try to provide live saving measures, but could not save him.
Osterhout was incarcerated at Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in 2019, and was serving a 14-30 year sentence on charges of lewd and lascivious activities with a child.
Some prisoners are held at TCCF due to lack of space in Vermont correctional facilities.
The Department said they notified the Defender General’s Prisoners’ Rights Office of the death per state law and protocol.
They also said the Department’s Correctional Investigative Unit will conduct a comprehensive administrative review according to departmental policy.
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