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Inmate hangs self at Hamilton County Jail

A male inmate hung himself with a bed sheet at the Hamilton County Jail on Friday, Sheriff Jim Hammond confirmed tonight.

“We did have a young man hang himself,” he said.

Hammond was unaware of who the inmate was and what he was charged with. But, he said, authorities would be releasing that information soon.

For more information, see tomorrow’s Times Free Press.