SULLIVAN — The mother of an inmate fatally strangled by his cellmate in a southern Indiana prison’s mental health unit questions why her son was housed with a violent offender when he had just weeks remaining on his sentence.
A Sullivan County judge sentenced 37-year-old Luis Silveria to 65 years in prison for the August death of 25-year-old Patrick Whetstone at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility near Carlisle.
Robin Eutsey of Goshen told The Sullivan Daily Times that her son was 38 days away from his release and that she felt Silveria had shown no remorse.
Prison spokesman Rich Larsen says both inmates went through a screening process with mental health staffers before being placed together.
Silveria was serving time for several Steuben County convictions, including resisting arrest, criminal recklessness and intimidation.
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Information from: Sullivan Daily Times, http://www.sullivantimes.com
