An inmate at the federal prison in Terre Haute has died after being assaulted Monday.
According to a press release, 54-year-old Charles Lee Smoot was assaulted around 7:30 p.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A second person was also hurt and treated for injuries.
Smoot was serving just over eight years in prison for bank robbery and a supervised release violation. He had been in the Terre Haute facility since last September.
All federal executions are carried out at the Terre Haute facility.
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