Press release from North Carolina Department of Public Safety:
Marion–Offender Corey Hudson (1309142) died Christmas night at Marion Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide. He was found unresponsive in a housing area at 8:37 p.m. CPR was initiated by prison medical staff. Local paramedics responded to the facility and after continuing to attempt resuscitation, pronounced Hudson’s death at 9:28 p.m. Prison officials and local law enforcement are conducting the investigation.
Hudson, 25, was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon in Buncombe County in Aug. 2019 and was serving a four-year sentence.
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