Two men have been charged with murder following the death of a prisoner in a Queensland jail.
Shannon Norgate was found unresponsive at Maryborough Correctional Centre on November 26.
Police will allege the 28-year-old man sustained injuries from an altercation with two other prisoners.
Shannon Norgate died following an alleged altercation in Maryborough Correctional Centre. (Supplied: Department of Corrective Services)
Norgate was transported to Hervey Bay Hospital but died from his injuries on December 1.
A police spokesperson said detectives from the Corrective Services Investigation Unit and Maryborough Criminal Investigation Branch had charged a 29-year-old man and a 31-year-old man with murder.
Both men are expected to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday, January 8.