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Corey Weis

26 years old · died June 23, 2012 · Montana State Prison, Powell County, Montana

Corey Weis, 26, was held at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, Montana, when he died on June 23, 2012. State Department of Corrections officials said he was found on the floor of his cell on a Saturday afternoon after an apparent suicide by hanging. He was taken to a hospital in Deer Lodge, where he later died. The department said the death is under investigation and that a coroner's inquest is planned.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. State Department of Corrections officials said he apparently hanged himself in his cell at Montana State Prison, and a coroner's inquest was planned.

Reported by: State Department of Corrections officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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