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Inmate dead at Parchman 'young life wasted'
By clarionledger.com- Therese Apel
Published: 05/16/2016

Jasper Bell, who shot a Jackson State University researcher and was accused as an accessory in the slaying of a high school student in 2010, was found dead in his cell Friday at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.

A release from the Mississippi Department of Corrections said Bell, 21, who was housed alone, was pronounced dead at 12:03 p.m. Cause of death is pending an autopsy. .

Sunflower County Coroner Heather Burton said she's not able to release details on his death, and that they must be released by the Department of Corrections.

"Because of MDOC's ongoing investigation, we are not discussing the manner and/or cause of death. We are not discussing the case," said MDOC spokeswoman Grace Fisher said Sunday.

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