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Escaped Mississippi detainee captured in Texas, 2 remain at large, sheriff says

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A detainee who escaped from a Mississippi jail along with three other men nearly a week ago has been detained in Texas, authorities said Thursday. A detainee who escaped from a Mississippi jail along with three other men nearly a week ago has been detained in Texas, authorities said Thursday. The breach occurred at the Raymond Detention Center Saturday night, when four detainees escaped through the roof of the Hinds County jail, according to the Hinds County Sheriff's Office. MORE: Escaped detainee tied to fatal carjacking dead after shootout with Mississippi deputies A Hinds County public works pickup truck that was reported stolen amid the breach was found abandoned Sunday afternoon in Spring Valley, Texas, in the Houston area, authorities said. Escaped detainee Jerry Raynes is taken into custody in Spring Valley, Texas, April 27, 2023. Hinds County Sheriff's Office One of the escaped detainees, 51-year-old Jerry Raynes, was captured on surveillance footage at a service sta...

Arkansas detainee died of starvation and neglect, lawsuit claims

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Larry Price died of malnutrition, dehydration and neglect in an Arkansas jail, according to a lawsuit. The Sebastian County jail in Arkansas is facing a lawsuit that accuses officials of letting a detainee die of starvation and neglect while in their care. According to the complaint, Larry Price Jr., 51, was found by guards lying in a pool of his own urine and contaminated water, unresponsive in August 2021 after having been detained for more than a year. His once 6-foot-2-inch, 185-pound frame emaciated down to 90 pounds, the lawsuit states. Price died of acute dehydration and malnutrition, according to the Arkansas State Crime Lab. Larry Price Courtesy Rodney Price MORE: Death of Memphis man after traffic stop prompts federal civil rights investigation According to Sebastian County, Price was pronounced dead on August 29, 2021, at approximately 1:35 A.M. In wellness-check documents obtained by ABC News, after Price had died, prison staff marked his log 10 different times with the...