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Indiana inmate dead, 2 others injured in state prison fire
Published January 18, 2023
An inmate was found dead after a fire at the Indiana State Prison, the Indiana Department of Correction said.
The fire occurred just before 11 a.m. Saturday, a department spokesperson wrote in an email to The Times of Northwest Indiana. Michael W. Smith, 48, died and two other individuals were treated at nearby hospitals, the spokesperson said.
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Smith was sentenced for voluntary manslaughter in Newton County in 2013, online department records show.
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Both of the individuals who also were treated have been released from treatment, The Times reported. It wasn't clear from the report whether they were inmates or prison staff.
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The fire remains under investigation by the Department of Correction, Indiana State Police, the state fire marshal's office and the Michigan City Fire Department.
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A previous fire at the prison, in April 2017, killed 30-year-old inmate Joshua Devine.
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