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Local officials, victim’s family clash over records in Macon jail death. Here’s why

The lawsuit arose from Carlos Shelley’s death in 2022 at the Bibb County Jail while on suicide watch. He and another ...
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Victims’ families say Macon jail suicides are preventable. How common are they?

“This seems to be an ongoing issue,” said Steve Smithers, father of Dakota Smithers, who died by suicide at the Bibb County Jail in 2020. CORRECTION: The Bibb County Jail has a capacity of just under ...