Chad Isaak
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – Due to pending investigations, there is limited new information available regarding the circumstances surrounding the death by suicide of Chad Isaak at the North Dakota State Penitentiary in Bismarck over the weekend. Isaak was serving four concurrent life sentences in the shooting and stabbing deaths of four people at a property management company in Mandan in 2019.
A Department of Corrections spokeswoman says at the time of his death on Sunday evening, 48-year-old Isaak was housed in the prison’s south unit. He had a roommate but the roommate was not in the cell at the time of the incident. Isaak had one minor pending disciplinary report in his file, and no previous incidents on his record during his incarceration.
Prior to Isaak’s death, the last suicide reported at the facility occurred about a year ago, on July 6, 2021.
The medical, psychological, and treatment records of inmates are confidential and may not be disclosed under state law.
North Dakota Highway Patrol is conducting the external investigation into Isaak’s death. DOCR is also conducting its own internal investigation.
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