A Connecticut inmate died Wednesday after hanging himself with a coronavirus mask that was given to submitters to limit the spread of the virus, according to a report.
Daniel Ocasio, 32, of Windsor, was found by a staff member sitting around a suitcase in his Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center cell at 5:07 a.m., with a ligature made of the cloth mask tied around his neck, the department said. of correction.
After he was discovered, corrective and medical personnel called 911 and attempted life-saving measures, the department added. Ocasio was then transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before 6 p.m.
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The medical examiner’s office ruled that his death on Thursday was a suicide, according to the New York Times.
Ocasio was jailed on August 5. He was held on an exceptional charge of third-degree burglary and was unable to place a $ 10,000 bond.
Amid rapid spread of cases among inmates in U.S. prisons, some lawyers have argued that they should have more personal protective equipment, while others have argued that the masks could be used to harm themselves like others, according to the paper.
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The ligature was fashionably made from one of the cloth masks given to prisoners.
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State police and prison officials are both conducting an investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
