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Prisoner dies in cell at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre

A 21-year-old prisoner has died in his Brisbane jail cell after being found unconscious.

A 21-year-old prisoner has died in his Brisbane jail cell after being found unconscious. Picture: Mark Calleja
A 21-year-old prisoner has died in his Brisbane jail cell after being found unconscious. Picture: Mark Calleja

A 21-year-old prisoner has died in his Brisbane jail cell after being found unconscious.

The inmate was found by guards in a shared cell at around 11.30pm on Saturday at the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre.

Prison officers administered CPR however he was declared dead when paramedics arrived around midnight, a Queensland Corrective Services spokeswoman said on Sunday.

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