YOUNGSTOWN — An Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction inmate at the private Northeast Ohio Correctional Center was found unresponsive in his cell in an apparent suicide attempt at 5:27 a.m. Monday.

He was pronounced dead at 6:18 a.m. after an emergency response team and medical staff responded to provide medical care and he was taken to a nearby hospital.

Core Civic, the company that runs the prison, said it immediately notified law enforcement and the ODRC after learning of the death. An investigation is under way, and the facility staff and administrators are “cooperating fully,” according to a Core Civic statement.

Meanwhile, federal officials investigated an earlier inmate suicide and determined that NEOCC failed to comply with four requirements of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Performance-Based National Detention Standards of 2011.

An autopsy by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be hanging. The Mahoning County Coroner’s Office determined the manner of death to be suicide. The inmate was ICE detained, but his or her name was not provided.

Asked for a comment on the federal investigation of the earlier suicide Core Civic stated: “We are looking into this further and can follow-up with you and provide a subsequent statement.”

The investigation was carried out by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General; ICE, Office of Professional Responsibility; and the ICE Health Service Corps.

The investigative team interviewed NEOCC facility staff and medical staff, reviewed the autopsy report, coroner’s report, medical records, incident report and relevant policies and procedures, the Office of Inspector General stated in a news release.

The investigation did not identify any criminal violations, but it found that NEOCC failed to comply in the areas of significant self-harm/suicide prevention/intervention, detention files and admission/release and custody classification system.

ICE External Reviews and Analysis Unit also noted five areas of concern regarding the individual’s medical care, safety and security at the NEOCC, although they were not violations of the Performance-Based National Detention Standards 2011.

By ED RUNYAN

Staff writer

YOUNGSTOWN ä An Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction inmate at the private Northeast Ohio Correctional Center was found unresponsive in his cell in an apparent suicide attempt at 5:27 a.m. Monday.

He was pronounced dead at 6:18 a.m. after an emergency response team and medical staff responded to provide medical care and he was taken to a nearby hospital.

Core Civic, the company that runs the prison, said it immediately notified law enforcement and the ODRC after learning of the death. An investigation is under way, and the facility staff and administrators are âcooperating fully,ã according to a Core Civic statement.

Meanwhile, federal officials investigated an earlier inmate suicide and determined that NEOCC failed to comply with four requirements of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementás Performance-Based National Detention Standards of 2011.

An autopsy by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examinerás Office determined the cause of death to be hanging. The Mahoning County Coronerás Office determined the manner of death to be suicide. The inmate was ICE detained, but his or her name was not provided.

Asked for a comment on the federal investigation of the earlier suicide Core Civic stated: âWe are looking into this further and can follow-up with you and provide a subsequent statement.ã

The investigation was carried out by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General; ICE, Office of Professional Responsibility; and the ICE Health Service Corps.

The investigative team interviewed NEOCC facility staff and medical staff, reviewed the autopsy report, coronerás report, medical records, incident report and relevant policies and procedures, the Office of Inspector General stated in a news release.

The investigation did not identify any criminal violations, but it found that NEOCC failed to comply in the areas of significant self-harm/suicide prevention/intervention, detention files and admission/release and custody classification system.

ICE External Reviews and Analysis Unit also noted five areas of concern regarding the individualás medical care, safety and security at the NEOCC, although they were not violations of the Performance-Based National Detention Standards 2011.