Officials investigating death of Angola inmate after prison fight
ANGOLA - An inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary is dead after getting into a fight with another offender inside their cell.
The Louisiana Department of Corrections announced Monday that the inmate died in the hospital after the incident late Saturday night. A department spokesperson said prison guards came across the brawl while making their routine rounds in the facility.
The other inmate involved in the fight is currently in "investigative segregation."
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The death remains under investigation, and criminal charges are pending the results of an autopsy.