Inmate dies at state prison in Windham
Arthur Gardiner, 69, died Saturday morning at the Maine Correctional Center, the Department of Corrections says.
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A Waldo County man who was serving a five-year prison sentence at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham died Saturday morning, authorities said.
Arthur Gardiner
Maine Department of Corrections
Arthur Gardiner, 69, of Swanville died shortly after 11 a.m., the Maine Department of Corrections said in a press release Sunday. According to the Department of Corrections, Gardiner’s death was not related to COVID-19.
Gardiner was serving time for charges associated with aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs. He was due to be released from the prison in March 2023. He began serving his sentence in 2018.
Inmate death at Maine Correctional Center to be investigated
March 8, 2021 GMT
WINDHAM, Maine (AP) A 69-year-old inmate died at Maine Correctional Center on Sunday, the state Department of Corrections said.
The department said Arthur Gardiner of Swanville died around 11 a.m. Gardiner had been serving a sentence for charges associated with aggravated trafficking of drugs since 2018, WGME-TV reported.
Maine State Police and the state medical examiner’s office were notified of Gardiner’s death. Those steps are consistent with state protocols.
Officials said Gardiner’s death was not related to coronavirus. They did not release a cause of death. Gardiner was set to be released in two years.
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