COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Anthony Sowell, sentenced to death for killing 11 women and hiding their remains in and around his home in a case that raised concerns about authorities downplaying the plight of missing Black women, has died in prison of an illness. Sowell, 61, had been receiving end-of-life care at Franklin Medical Center for a terminal illness when he died Monday, said JoEllen Smith, spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation.
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Jake Jones, director of the Northeast Ohio Community Alternative Program in Warren, stands outside the Pine Avenue SE facility talking about the COVID-19 situation in his lockup.
WARREN An official at the alternative lockup facility in Warren last week reported no positive COVID-19 cases among its residents during the span of the pandemic.
“Over the past few months, we have isolated eight residents,” said Jake Jones, director of the Northeast Ohio Community Alternative Program (NEOCAP) in Warren. “All of them quickly improved and returned to programming in about two to four days.”
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