Idaho inmate at maximum security prison discovered hanging in cell

An inmate at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution found hanging in his cell last week has died.

According to a release from the Idaho Department of Correction, 69-year-old Clifford Daniel Singer was found last Saturday in his cell at 9:18 p.m. in an apparent suicide attempt. He was taken to a Boise hospital, where he died Thursday evening.

Singer was in prison on a DUI charge, according to IDOC spokesman Jeffrey Ray. He had a felony burglary sentence discharged in May, Ray said.

The Ada County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident, per IDOC policy on unattended deaths.

This story was originally published December 20, 2018 at 7:10 PM.