LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Authorities are investigating a death of an inmate at the Kentucky State Penitentiary.
Kentucky State Police said they were notified around 5 p.m. EST on Friday about jail staff performing CPR on 31-year-old Ivan Orantes-Pierce of Louisville at the facility in Eddyville.
Around 5:31 p.m., police said Lyon County EMS requested the coroner to respond. Troopers were also on the scene to conduct a death investigation.
Few details are known surrounding the death of Orantes-Pierce but police have determined no foul play was suspected.
An autopsy for Orantes-Pierce is set for Sunday.
The investigation into his death is ongoing.
Eddyville is about 188 miles southwest of Louisville.
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