TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — An inmate died Tuesday afternoon at the Federal Correctional Institute in Terre Haute, according to a prison spokesperson.
Jose Nieves-Galarza, 59, was found unresponsive by staff around 2 p.m. Tuesday. The prison said COVID-19 is not suspected to be the cause of death.
Nieves-Galarza was sentenced in the Middle District of Pennsylvania to 87 months for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He had been in custody at the Terre Haute facility since Dec. 6, 2018.
FCI Terre Haute is a medium security facility that currently houses 956 male offenders.
