Inmate Hangs Herself In Cell At Western Colorado Jail
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate who hanged herself in a western Colorado jail died soon after she arrived at a hospital.
Garfield County sheriff's officials say the 34-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, used her thermal underwear to fashion a noose and was found unresponsive in her cell Thursday evening.
Jail staff revived the woman with CPR and a defibrillator, but she was pronounced dead at Valley View Hospital.
The woman was being held in a private cell on charges of failure to appear in court and failure to pay.
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