Inmate dies at Palmer Correctional Center

A person died while incarcerated at Palmer Correctional Center near Sutton on Tuesday. The Department of Public Safety reports that 66-year-old Michael Padilla experienced a medical emergency and died at 4:31 p.m. Troopers wrote that natural causes likely led to Padilla’s death, and that his body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s office for an autopsy. Department of Corrections Spokesperson Betsy Holley says that five inmates have died in D.O.C. custody this year, and Padilla was the first to die at the Palmer Correctional Center. Padilla had been...