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CALL 6: Drugs, shanks, money found at Marion Co. Jail

Posted at 2:16 PM, Oct 16, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-17 05:21:33-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- A source tells Call 6 Investigates on Friday Marion County Sheriff's Office deputies uncovered drugs, shanks, and money while doing a search of Jail ll run by private contractor CCA.

Jail ll is located at 730 E. Washington St. in Indianapolis.

Deputies searched the facility for about 5 hours.

A source tells Call 6 Investigates an inmate may have died by consuming an illegal substance he did not want deputies to discover. His death is under investigation.

The Marion Co. Sheriff Office spokesperson would only confirm the inmate death to RTV6.

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