An initial investigation indicates that another inmate was involved with the assault, corrections officials said.
A man incarcerated at a medium security prison in Bridgewater died after an apparent assault Sunday afternoon, according to the Massachusetts Department of Correction.
Staff responded to a medical emergency at a 47-year-old inmate’s cell at Old Colony Correctional Center around 3:20 p.m. on Sunday, a spokesperson for the department said. The man was unresponsive and had “what appeared to be wounds from an assault,” the spokesperson said.
The man was transported to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to MADOC. An initial investigation indicates that another inmate was involved with the assault…