A Utah State Prison inmate hung himself in his cell Wednesday, according to a Department of Corrections press release.
The Deseret Morning News does not print the name of suicide victims.
The man, 49, had been convicted of burglary, a second-degree felony. He was found in his cell by a corrections officer at 4:35 p.m. Wednesday. Efforts to revive him by prison medical staff were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at 4:50 p.m.
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An investigation of the incident is being conducted by the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, the release states.