PROVIDENCE – Two people are facing charges after a man held at the Adult Correctional Institutions died of an apparent fentanyl overdose.

According to state police, E ric Correia, 47, of Cranston, was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in his cell Aug. 9.

Investigators reported that he didn't have signs of trauma, but that a white powdery substance was found.

State police were notified that a man had overdosed two days earlier after his girlfriend visited. A review of surveillance video showed that the woman passed something to her boyfriend through her arm cast via his bandage, police said. Further images revealed that Correia had taken a spray bottle from the man.

The couple was charged with conveyance of unauthorized articles from an institution and conspiracy.

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