BARRE — The Vermont Department of Corrections announced the death of Sean Osterhout, a 43-year-old incarcerated individual from Barre, at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility (TCCF) in Mississippi on Thursday, March 9.
Osterhout was found unresponsive in his cell at 2:06 a.m.
TCCF staff immediately initiated life-saving measures and called for emergency medical services (EMS). Despite efforts, including CPR, Osterhout was pronounced dead by EMS at 2:38 a.m.
In accordance with state law and protocol, the Department notified the Defender General’s Prisoners’ Rights Office of the death.
The DOC Corrections Investigative Unit will also conduct a comprehensive administrative review as per departmental policy.
Osterhout had been incarcerated since 2019, serving a 14 to 30-year sentence on two charges of Lewd and Lascivious conduct with a Child.
He was housed at TCCF due to lack of space in Vermont correctional facilities.
The Department of Corrections houses a small number of sentenced individuals at TCCF, where staff are contractually obliged to follow Vermont Department of Corrections policy.
