An inmate at the Maine State Prison died Sunday morning at the age of 56.
Ty John Michael died at roughly 8:30 a.m. Sunday, with medical personnel in attendance, the Maine Department of Corrections said in a statement Monday night.
Michael was sentenced to two Class B counts related to sex offender registration and a Class C offense for unlawful furnishing of scheduled drugs, the department said. His earliest release date would have come in December 2026.
As is standard practice, the Office of the Maine Attorney General and Office of Chief Medical Examiner were notified of the death, the department said.
