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Inmate Apparent Suicide at Delaware Correctional Facility

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NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) - State corrections officials say an inmate at the Baylor Women's Correctional Institution has died.

The Department of Correction says 24-year-old Felecia Morris of Dover died Tuesday at Christiana Hospital, where she was taken Saturday.

Officials say her death was an apparent suicide; foul play is not suspected.

Officials say Morris was arrested Thursday on charges that included shoplifting and disorderly conduct. She was being held on $3,000 secured bail.

Morris' body has been taken to the state medical examiner's office, as is standard procedure.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.