Inmate dead at Hamilton jail

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One man is dead and another is in hospital after an incident early Friday morning at the Barton Street Jail in Hamilton.

Police have released few details at this point, but they have confirmed that at around midnight two inmates were found in medical distress in their cells.

Both were taken to hospital without vital signs and one was unable to be revived.

The coroner’s office has been called.