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Warden: Inmate dies at Allegheny County Jail

Tawnya Panizzi
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An inmate at the Allegheny County Jail died Sunday, officials said.

The male inmate was found in his cell, suspended by his uniform, Warden Orlando Harper said in a statement.

Corrections officers began compressions until health care staff and paramedics arrived.

The inmate died just after 5 p.m., Harper said.

Allegheny County police are investigating.

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