The deaths of three Elayn Hunt Correctional Center inmates over the last month are being investigated, with coroner and toxicology reports in the works, Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi said.

A 45-year-old inmate at the St. Gabriel prison died on Sept. 26.

A 22-year-old died on Wednesday, and a 65-year-old died on Friday, Stassi said.

The sheriff's office is awaiting coroner's reports on all of the deaths, he said.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections is active in the investigations, he said.

This is a developing story.

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