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Inmate in Colorado’s Supermax prison pronounced dead at a hospital

Frederick James Ashley was serving a sentence for armed bank robbery

Denver Post city desk reporter Kieran ...
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An inmate in Colorado’s Supermax prison was found unresponsive and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

At about 12:05 a.m. Thursday, staff at the , Florence, found 47-year-old Frederick James Ashley in an “unresponsive” state, according to a news release.

Staff “initiated life-saving measures” and Ashley was taken by emergency medical services to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Ashley was sentenced in Oregon to a 22-year term at Supermax for armed bank robbery, the release stated. He has been in custody since July 14, 2017.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been notified of his death.

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