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3 female inmates survive overdosing in Duval County jail
By news4jax.com- Jim Piggott
Published: 06/15/2018

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Three woman being held in the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Pretrial Detention Center downtown overdosed, but were treated and survived, Sheriff Mike Williams confirmed to News4Jax.

The three were taken to UF Health Jacksonville, where they were recovering as of Thursday evening.

Williams said they likely overdosed on heroin sneaked in by one of the prisoners.

The sheriff said he could not give more information at this time because the entire matter -- including how the drugs were smuggled into the jail -- is under investigation.

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