Inquests have been opened into the deaths of two prisoners who were serving their sentences at HMP Littlehey, near Huntingdon.
Michelle Saunders, 56, died in Huntingdon on July 9 and at this early stage the cause of death is understood to be a heart-related issue.
Dennis Cheeseman, 88, died on July 11 and his provisional cause of death was given as 1A Pancreatic Cancer.
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Brief hearings related to both cases were held at Peterborough Town Hall today (Thursday) to open the inquests.
David Heming, senior coroner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, has now adjourned the matters for dates which are yet to be fixed.
The prisoners' crimes were not revealed during the hearing.
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has also launched fatal incident investigations, which is standard procedure for all prisoner deaths.
HMP Littlehey is a Category C male prison and only holds those who have been convicted of a sexual offence.
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