LANCASTER, MASS. (WHDH) - An investigation is underway following the death of an inmate at a prison in Lancaster Wednesday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Correction.

The incarcerated person died at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, the department said in a statement.

State officials are investigating the death at the facility.

No additional information was immediately available.

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