WAYMART, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— An inmate was found dead early Sunday morning, according to an official at United States Penitentiary (USP) Canaan.
The release states that 30-year-old Brandon Sharpe was found unresponsive at around midnight.
Officials say that employees tried to perform life-saving measures, while EMS responded and later transported Sharpe to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been notified and no employees or other incarcerated individuals were injured, according to the release.
Sharpe was sentenced in Michigan to a 60-month sentence for possession of a machine gun, and has been in custody at USP Canaan since July 23, 2025.
USP Canaan is a high security facility.
