Fr Comiskey said Mr Quinn was coping quite well despite the solitude and the prison routine.

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John waited for his civil-commitment hearings at the Devens prison, and although he had completed his prison term, his daily routine was largely unchanged.

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The body was discovered at 5:45 a.m. by a police official who was conducting a routine check at the prison, Mr. Gupta said.

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