Prince George's County officials are seeking an outside review of the county jail following the death of an inmate who was strangled while being held on murder charges for allegedly killing a police officer.

County Executive Jack Johnson says that the county has asked the American Correctional Association and the National Institute of Corrections to conduct a review of the jail's management, training and inmate security.

"Hopefully the state police will get to the bottom of it all and get the information out to the public and we can move on," said Vernon Herron, Director of Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Herron said the jail may start using more surveillance video cameras and include audio recordings as well. The review will not look at the criminal investigation in the death of Ronnie White, according to Herron.

The Maryland State Police and FBI (web) are investigating the death of Ronnie White, who was found strangled in his maximum security cell June 29. He had been brought to the county jail early the day before after being charged with running over and killing Corporal Richard Findley.

ABC 7/NewsChannel 8's Brad Bell reports the death of White was just one of many problems at the jail this year, including missing guns, inmates found with handcuff keys and guards smuggling cell phones in for inmates.

For more than a week, sources close to the investigation have been hinting that Ronnie White's death in the Prince George's Correctional Center might be ruled something other than homicide by asphyxiation. Now, a source with intimate knowledge of the medical examiner's work said no evidence has yet surfaced that would change the cause or manner of death. The state police although, said they haven't finished gathering all the facts.

"It is a top priority for Maryland State Police investigators. They are continuing to conduct interviews," said Greg Shipley, Maryland State Police spokesman.

During a phone conversation, medical examiner Dr. David Fowler said it may be another 40 days before the death investigation is finished. He said his office is waiting for the state police to finish their work.

Shipley said his detectives have no timetable. "We don't want it to linger. We don't want it to drag on. We want it to be concluded, but we want it to be a thorough, complete, unbiased investigation."

State's attorney Glen Ivey said all the evidence will be presented to the grand jury.