CLARKE COUNTY, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed) – A female inmate was found dead Sunday morning in an apparent suicide at the Clarke County Jail, according to a statement from the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office.

Facility staff discovered the woman unresponsive and immediately initiated emergency procedures, officials said. Despite those efforts, the inmate was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has taken over the case, and the incident remains under active investigation. Authorities have not released the woman’s identity, pending notification of her next of kin.

The sheriff’s office said it is fully cooperating with state investigators and will release additional information as it becomes available.

No further details have been made public at this time.

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