Prosecutors: Not enough evidence for charges following death of Ariz. inmate in outdoor cage
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There will be no criminal charges following the heat-related death of an Arizona inmate who collapsed in an outdoor cage last year.
Bill Fitzgerald, a spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, said Wednesday there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute the case.
Fitzgerald says the Department of Corrections had recommended charges against seven officials.
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Inmate Marcia Powell died in May 2009 after she was left for nearly four hours in an unshaded outdoor cage. An autopsy report showed she had first- and second-degree burns and a core body temperature of 108 degrees.
Administrators fired, suspended or otherwise disciplined 16 corrections employees over Powell's death.
Powell was serving a 27-month sentence for prostitution.
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