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died December 22, 2023 · Northern Regional Jail, Marshall County, West Virginia

A person died on December 22, 2023, while held at the Northern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility in Marshall County, West Virginia. A Department of Homeland Security spokesman, Andy Malinoski, attributed the death to self-inflicted harm. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported that the death was not included in the state's 2023 regional jail data it was provided.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A Department of Homeland Security spokesman, Andy Malinoski, attributed the death to self-inflicted harm.

Reported by: Andy Malinoski, Department of Homeland Security spokesman (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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