BATON ROUGE, La. – An investigation is underway following an apparent suicide at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center this evening.
Around 6:30 p.m., correctional officers discovered a 21-year-old inmate hanging and unresponsive in his cell. Officers immediately began CPR. At 7:07 p.m., he was pronounced dead.
The inmate had been at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center since July. Pending notification of next of kin, the inmate's name is being withheld.
As this is an ongoing investigation, no further details are available at this time.