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An inmate died at a federal prison in Virginia less than 24 hours after his arrival.

Sean Jason Harstine, 39, was found unresponsive in his cell at FCI-Petersburg early on Sept. 24.

Harstine was serving a 270-month sentence for drug and firearm convictions from North Carolina.

Authorities at the Federal Correctional Institution-Petersburg are investigating the death of an inmate early on the morning of Sept. 24 who had only been at the Prince George County prison less than one day.

According to a statement from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which runs FCI, 39-year-old Sean Jason Harstine was found unresponsive around 3:20 a.m. in his cell at the low-security prison. Emergency personnel responding to the scene declared Harstine dead.

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