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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 18, 2022

An unresponsive female inmate at the Silverdale Detention Center died this week, Chattanoogan.com reports. On Monday at approximately 2 p.m. EDT, Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services was called to the Silverdale facility in response to a medical emergency where a 53-year old female inmate was found unresponsive. She was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. At the request of the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation.