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Inmate dies in Jackson prison

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JACKSON, Mich. — A prison inmate died on Sunday at the Robert Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson County.

The Michigan Department of Corrections says the 40-year-old man was found dead in his prison cell around 1 p.m.

Authorities believe the man hanged himself, according to a report from MLive.

His identity has not been released.

The man was in prison of several counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.