Inmate death at Clay County Jail

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. — An inmate died at Clay County Jail after 4 a.m. Thursday, the agency said. The inmate’s identity was not released. The inmate experienced an “apparent…

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24-year-old Duval County inmate dies in custody; 4th in-custody death this year

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 24-year-old man who had been in custody at the Duval County jail died Tuesday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said while at the Pre-Trial…

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Wire-wearing inmate helped JSO make case against 19-year-old accused in Mandarin murder

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was able to arrest a 19-year-old man accused of murder thanks to the help of an informant who wore a recording device in…

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Inmate Leroy Beckett dies in JSO custody

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man who was an inmate at Duval County Jail died in custody Wednesday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said in a release. Leroy Beckett, 66, was taken…

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Duval County inmate dies after days being hospitalized, JSO says

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 66-year-old Duval County inmate died at a local hospital Wednesday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said Leroy Beckett, 66, was transported to a hospital…

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32-year-old inmate dies in custody at Jacksonville hosptial, JSO says

JACKSONVILLE, Fl. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said that a Duval County inmate died early Sunday morning at a Jacksonville hospital, according to a release. The release said correctional officers…

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Family who filed lawsuit exhumes body of inmate who died in custody for 2nd autopsy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The family of a Jacksonville man who died in the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections in Lake Butler is having his body exhumed as part…

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Inmate at Duval County Jail dies in isolation cell

He was in isolation in the Duval County Jail at the time of his death. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An inmate at the Duval County Jail died just after 12:30 a.m….

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Clay County inmate dies in jail

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — Jered Nichols, 44, has died while in custody at the Clay County Jail.  He was arrested last week for simple battery and retail theft, according to…

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Police still searching for Duval County inmate who escaped while working with crew in Brentwood, issues warrant

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for an escaped Duval County inmate Friday who police said was out with a work crew when he got away. Gianna…

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