A Tucson man serving time in state prison was found dead in his cell this weekend, officials say.
Maximino Matascranz, 24, died Sunday after staff found him in his cell with a piece of cloth tied around his neck, according to a news release from the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry.
Staff at the Eyman prison complex started life-saving efforts, but Matascranz was declared dead later at the hospital.
Matascranz had been in prison since 2020 after being convicted in Pima County for sexual conduct with a minor, the release said.
All inmate deaths are investigated in consultation with the county medical examiner’s office, the release said.
