HMP Swansea (Image: Mark Lewis)

An investigation is to be launched into the death of an inmate at HMP Swansea .

The Ministry of Justice confirmed that Lee Nation died on Saturday morning. The cause of the 36-year-old's death is not yet known. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter .

A Prison Service spokeswoman said an investigation into the circumstances of the death will be conducted by the Prisons and Probation Ombusman.

A statement said: "HMP Swansea prisoner Lee Nation died on November 22.

"As with all deaths in custody, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate."

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