CONNECTICUT - A 32-year-old prison inmate in Connecticut has been found strangled with a mask issued to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.Daniel Ocasio, of Windsor, died Wednesday morning after being discovered sitting on a bunk in his cell at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center with a ligature fashioned from the mask tied around his neck, the Department of Correction said.Ocasio had entered the prison on Aug.
5 and was being held in lieu of $10,000 bond on a charge of third-degree burglary.Get breaking news alerts in the FOX5NY News app.
It is FREE! Download for iOS or AndroidOcasio was found by a staff member who was conducting a routine tour of the facility at 5:07 a.m., the department said.