Inmate dies after being found unresponsive at Augusta jail

AUGUSTA — An inmate at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center in Augusta was found unresponsive in a cell Sunday afternoon and later died at a hospital.

What happened: Deputy jailers found the inmate at about 1:52 p.m. The inmate was taken to a local hospital, where the person was pronounced dead.

The investigation: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to conduct an independent investigation into the death…

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