Inmate found dead at Yuma Prison

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - An inmate has been discovered dead at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Yuma.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (ADCRR) says corrections officers found 62-year old David S. Crawford Monday. The department says Crawford hung himself in a shower. Officers unsuccessfully tried to resuscitate him.

Crawford was service a 9-year sentence on a drug conviction out of Maricopa County. It was his third prison term for narcotics charges.