Oneida County Sheriff's Corrections Officers saved an inmate from a suicide attempt at the county jail on Friday morning.

An officer was conducting meal service in a linear housing unit when an inmate tried to hang himself from the bars of his cell with a bed sheet.

The officer saw the inmate and called for help. A number of officers responded and were able to remove the sheet from the inmate.

The inmate was transported to a hospital to be evaluated and was medically cleared to return to the correctional facility.

The inmate has been returned to the facility and has been placed under constant supervision.

 

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