Incarcerated man who died in Mass. prison identified as Maine quadruple murderer

An incarcerated man who died from a “medical emergency” at a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts on Tuesday has been identified.

Joseph Eaton, 36, was identified as the man who died at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley on Oct. 28, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.

Eaton died at a hospital early Tuesday morning after he had a “medical emergency” at the prison, and “staff immediately began to administer life-saving measures and called 911,” a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) said.

His death is under investigation by state troopers with the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, in coordination with the DOC.

Eaton is the fifth incarcerated individual who has died in a Massachusetts prison system fro