On the night of May 17 to 18, an inmate committed suicide in Saint-Quentin-Favallier prison, in Isère.
Officers discovered his body when they opened his cell.
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The man was known for his suicidal tendencies, reports
Le Dauphiné
.
He was 44 years old, and was serving a fifteen-year prison sentence for rape of a vulnerable person.