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Greene County man dies in Westville jail

WFIU | By Katy Szpak
Published November 9, 2023 at 3:11 PM EST
A new prison will replace the current Westville and Michigan City prisons, making it the larger in the state.
A new prison will replace the current Westville and Michigan City prisons, making it the larger in the state.

Indiana State Police are pursuing a criminal investigation after an inmate died at the Westville Correctional Facility. Prison staff found the inmate dead at 8 a.m. Tuesday. An autopsy determined that John Taylor, 35, from Solsberry, Indiana, died from blunt force trauma. Taylor was serving a sentence for felony convictions.

Read more:  State police investigate Ripley County inmate death

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Katy Szpak
Katy Szpak is a Digital News Journalist for Indiana Public Media. She was raised in Crown Point, Indiana, and graduated from IU Bloomington with a degree in Journalism. She has previously worked at The Media School at IU.
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