Nevada prison inmate dies in Las Vegas days after apparent suicide attempt in cell in Ely

This man had been in prison for 27 years, according to this article. He was 17-years-old when he went to prison.
From: The Republic

Nevada prison inmate dies in Las Vegas days after apparent suicide attempt in cell in Ely

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last Updated: January 26, 2012

LAS VEGAS — Authorities say a 44-year-old Nevada prison inmate has died at a Las Vegas hospital, days after he was found unconscious with a bed sheet around his neck in his cell in Ely.

The Clark County coroner said Thursday that William Ellis Jenckes Jr. was pronounced dead early Tuesday at University Medical Center. A cause of death is pending the results of blood toxicology tests.

State prisons spokesman Steve Suwe (SOO-ee) says Jenckes was found alone in his cell Jan. 15 and taken to a hospital in Ely before he was flown by medical helicopter about 250 miles to Las Vegas.

Jenckes was serving 20 years to life in prison on a murder with deadly weapon conviction in Clark County. He had been sentenced in December 1985.