Inmate Death Notification – Teresa Hennessy

January 8, 2024
Inmate Death Notification

GOODYEAR, AZ – Teresa Hennessy, 44, (ADCRR #256290) died on January 8, 2024 from an apparent act of self-harm by hanging.

Prison staff discovered Hennessy unresponsive in her housing unit on January 8, 2024 and conducted life-saving measures until paramedics arrived onsite. Responding paramedics in consultation with medical staff from HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center pronounced Hennessy deceased.

Inmate Hennessy was admitted to ADCRR custody in 2023 after she was sentenced out of Maricopa County for Aggravated Assault, Taking Identity of Another Person or Entity, and Theft of Means of Transportation.

Her assigned housing location was Arizona State Prison Complex-Perryville.

All inmate deaths are investigated in consultation with the county medical examiner’s office. 

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