The death of an inmate after a fight at the Massachusetts Treatment Center Sunday is being investigated, authorities say.
A man was fatally wounded in a fight at a Massachusetts prison on Sunday morning, officials said.
The 34-year-old was pronounced dead after he was found unresponsive at the Massachusetts Treatment Center in Bridgewater and rushed to a hospital, according to the state's Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. He hasn't been publicly identified.
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Investigators believe another inmate assaulted the man with his hands, but officials didn't share what's believed to have led to the fight, reported about 9:05 a.m., or if the suspected assailant is facing charges.
The Plymouth County District Attorney's Office, state police and Department of Correction were investigating what happened, officials said.
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The Massachusetts Treatment Center is a medium-security facility housing convicted sex offenders and, separately, people committed civilly as sexually dangerous.
