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Greene County man dies in Westville jail

The execution is to take place at the Indiana State Prison.
The execution is to take place at the Indiana State Prison.

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.

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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.