TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A federal inmate who was found unresponsive early Saturday at a western Indiana prison was later pronounced dead at a hospital, officials said.
Inmate Anthony Alls, 50, was found unresponsive about 12:20 a.m. ET Saturday at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, prompting prison staff to immediately begin life-saving measures, officials said.
Prison staff requested emergency medical services and life-saving efforts continued before Alls was moved to a local hospital, where he was subsequently pronounced dead, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said in a news release.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was notified of Alls' death. No other staff or inmates were injured and officials said at no time during this incident was the public in danger.
Alls was sentenced in the Southern District of Ohio to an aggregate 22-year sentence for Hobbs Act offenses and brandishing, carrying, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, our newspaper partners at the Tribune-Star reported.
He had been in custody at USP Terre Haute since April 1, 2021.
USP Terre Haute is a high-security facility and currently houses 1,244 male offenders.
Terre Haute is located about 70 miles (113 kilometers) west of Indianapolis.
